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Pompeii (2014)

Pompeii tells the story of the eruption of Vesuvius through the eyes of a young Celtic gladiator, Milo, who was sold into slavery as a child. As the disaster approaches, Milo falls in love, forms a rivalry with a fellow gladiator, and comes face-to-face with the man who sold him into slavery.

pompeii
pompeii
PG-13
Disaster
Action
Romance

Director
Paul W.S. Anderson
Release Date
February 21, 2014
Studio(s)
Sony
Distributor(s)
Sony , Lionsgate , Summit Entertainment , FilmDistrict
Cast
Kit Harington , Emily Browning , Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje , Jessica Lucas , Jared Harris , Carrie-Anne Moss , Kiefer Sutherland
Writers
Janet Scott Batchler , Lee Batchler , Michael Robert Johnson
Runtime
105 minutes
Budget
$80-100 million

Summary

Pompeii tells the story of the eruption of Vesuvius through the eyes of a young Celtic gladiator, Milo, who was sold into slavery as a child. As the disaster approaches, Milo falls in love, forms a rivalry with a fellow gladiator, and comes face-to-face with the man who sold him into slavery.

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