Pompeii (film)

Pompeii
A Volcano erupting. In the foreground and a man and a woman are embracing. In the centre of the poster the tagline: No Warning. No Escape.
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPaul W. S. Anderson
Screenplay by
  • Janet Scott Batchler
  • Lee Batchler
  • Michael Robert Johnson
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyGlen MacPherson
Edited byMichelle Conroy
Music byClinton Shorter
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release dates
  • February 18, 2014 (2014-02-18) (Buenos Aires)
  • February 21, 2014 (2014-02-21) (North America)
  • February 27, 2014 (2014-02-27) (Germany)
Running time
105 minutes[4]
CountriesUnited States[5]
Germany[5]
Canada[5]
LanguageEnglish
Budget$80–100 million[6][7]
Box office$117.8 million[3]

Pompeii is a 2014 epic romantic historical disaster film produced and directed by Paul W. S. Anderson.[8] An international co-production between the United States, Germany and Canada,[5] it is inspired by and based on the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD that destroyed Pompeii, a city of the Roman Empire. The film stars Kit Harington and Emily Browning, with Carrie-Anne Moss, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Jessica Lucas, Jared Harris and Kiefer Sutherland in supporting roles.

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.[9][10] This is FilmDistrict's last film before it merged with Focus Features. Upon release, Pompeii received generally mixed reviews and grossed $117.8 million against a budget of around $90 million.

  1. ^ a b Mintzer, Jordan (February 19, 2014). "Pompeii: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
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  4. ^ "POMPEII (12A)". Entertainment One. British Board of Film Classification. February 21, 2014. Retrieved February 26, 2014.
  5. ^ a b c d "Pompeii (EN)". Lumiere. Retrieved July 12, 2017.
  6. ^ Faughnder, Ryan (February 20, 2014). "'Lego Movie' to block newcomers 'Pompeii' and '3 Days to Kill'". Los Angeles Times. to the tune of $80 million
  7. ^ "Pompeii - Box Office Data, DVD and Blu-ray Sales, Movie News, Cast and Crew Information". The Numbers. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
  8. ^ Schaefer, Sandy (September 18, 2012). "Paul W.S. Anderson To Helm 'Pompeii'". screenrant. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
  9. ^ McClintock, Pamela (April 9, 2013). "Paul W.S. Anderson's 'Pompeii' Will Flow Into Theaters in February 2014". The Hollywood Reporter.
  10. ^ "Pompeii to release worldwide including India on February 21". Biharprabha News. IANS. Retrieved February 5, 2014.