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.
MPAA rating: PG-13; for intense battle sequences, disaster-related action and brief sexual content.|||adult
TriStar Pictures and FilmDistrict present ; a Constantin Film International, Impact Pictures (Pompeii) production ; a film by Paul W.S. Anderson ; produced by Jeremy Bolt, Paul W. S. Anderson ; produced by Robert Kulzer ; produced by Don Carmody ; written by Janet Scott Batchler & Lee Batchler and Michael Robert Johnson ; directed by Paul W.S. Anderson.
Special features: filmmakers commentary; the assembly--cast and characters; the volcanic eruption--special effects.
Kit Harrington, Emily Browning, Kiefer Sutherland, Jared Harris, Currie Graham, Adewale Akinnuoye-agbaje, Sasha Roiz, Carrie-Anne Moss, Jessica Lucas.
DVD, region 1, anamorphic widescreen (2.40:1), Dolby digital 5.1.
In English; optional English and Spanish subtitles; optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH); optional English descriptive audio track for people with visual disabilities.
Director of photography, Glen MacPherson ; music, Clinton Shorter ; editor, Michele Conroy.
