Underplayed Gems

Pompeii (2014)

Pompeii poster
Directed by
Paul W. S. Anderson
Genre
drama film, action film, adventure film, disaster film, sword-and-sandal film, historical film
Country
Germany, United States, Canada
Runtime
1h 42m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 3,411 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A gladiator in ancient Pompeii falls for a noblewoman. When Mount Vesuvius erupts, they must survive both the volcano and a corrupt Roman senator.

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What happens

Pompeii is a 2014 romantic historical disaster film produced and directed by Paul W. S. Anderson. An international co-production between the United States, Germany and Canada, it is a fictional tale inspired by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD that destroyed Pompeii, a city of the Roman Empire. The film stars Kit Harington, Carrie-Anne Moss, Emily Browning, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Jessica Lucas, Jared Harris and Kiefer Sutherland. Pompeii premiered in France, Belgium, and Russia on February 19, 2014, and was released over the course of the next day in Argentina, Greece, Hungary, Italy and later in the United States and Canada on February 21, 2014. This is FilmDistrict's last film before it merged with Focus Features. The film received negative reviews from critics and grossed $117.8 million against a budget of $80-100 million. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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