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Pompeii Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

No warning. No escape.

Amy Renner Amy Renner

Aug. 5, 2014

Pompeii

Release Date: Friday, February 21, 2014 Nationwide

Kit Harington, Paz Vega, Jared Harris, Emily Browning, Paul W.S. Anderson, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Jessica Lucas, Kiefer Sutherland, Carrie-Anne Moss, Lee Batchler, Janet Scott Batchler, Sasha Roiz

PG-13 Action N/A

  • 3.7

36%

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Plot

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Plot
Set in 79 A.D., Pompeii tells the epic story of Milo, a slave turned invincible gladiator who finds himself in a race against time to save his true love Cassia, the beautiful daughter of a wealthy merchant who has been unwillingly betrothed to a corrupt Roman Senator. As Mount Vesuvius erupts in a torrent of blazing lava, Milo must fight his way out of the arena in order to save his beloved as the once magnificent Pompeii crumbles around him.
Cited as official plot version from sonypictures.com
Action Adventure 3D Historical Period

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Pompeii.

Crew Behind the Film

The Pompeii behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Paul W.S. Anderson last directed Monster Hunter and Resident Evil: The Final Chapter. The film's writer Lee Batchler last wrote Paul Revere and Jack & Dick.

Additional Information

MPA Rating
PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for sequences, disaster-related action and brief sexual content
Runtime
N/A
Tagline
No warning. No escape.
Also known as
Not available
Language
English

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Production Details

What we know about the Pompeii movie production.

Key Facts

  • Said to be a period adventure movie and taking a Titanic approach, anchoring it with a love story.

Production Updates

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

Post-Production

The film was tagged as Post-Production.

Production

The film was tagged as Production.

Announced

The film was tagged as Announced.

Development

The film was tagged as Development. Plans to start shooting Spring 2013.

Release Dates

When was the film released?

Pompeii was released in nationwide movie theaters on Friday, February 21, 2014. There were 6 other movies released on the same date, including Black Out, Omar and In Secret.



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  • Added the tagline: "No warning. No escape."

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