In 79 A.D., Milo, a slave turned gladiator, 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.
Plot Keywords: gladiator, arena, gladiator fight, lava, roman, forbidden love, natural disaster, epic, disaster, slave, town in panic, volcanic eruption, pompeii, 1st century
Director | Paul W. S. Anderson |
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Writers | Lee Batchler, Janet Scott Batchler, Michael Robert Johnson |
Production Companies | Don Carmody Productions, TriStar Pictures, FilmDistrict, Impact Pictures, Constantin Film |
Production Countries | Canada, Germany, United States of America |
Spoken Languages | English |
Top Billed Cast of Pompeii

Kit Harington
Milo
Carrie-Anne Moss
Aurelia
Emily Browning
Cassia
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
Atticus
Jessica Lucas
Ariadne
Jared Harris
Severus
Joe Pingue
Graecus
Kiefer Sutherland
Corvus
Currie Graham
Bellator
Ron Kennell
The Weasel
Rebecca Eady
Milo's Mother
Sasha Roiz
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Pompeja