Pompeii (film)

Pompeii
Pompeii
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Paul W. S. Anderson
Written by	Janet Scott Batchler; Lee Batchler; Michael Robert Johnson;
Produced by	Paul W. S. Anderson; Jeremy Bolt; Robert Kulzer; Don Carmody;
Starring	Kit Harington; Carrie-Anne Moss; Emily Browning; Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje; Jessica Lucas; Jared Harris; Kiefer Sutherland;
Cinematography	Glen MacPherson
Edited by	Michelle Conroy
Music by	Clinton Shorter
Production; companies	Constantin Film International; Impact Pictures (Pompeii);
Distributed by	TriStar Pictures and FilmDistrict (United States); Constantin Film (Germany); Summit Entertainment (through Lionsgate Films; international);
Release dates	February 18, 2014 (Buenos Aires); February 21, 2014 (North America); February 27, 2014 (Germany);
Running time	105 minutes
Countries	United States; Germany; Canada;
Language	English
Budget	$80–100 million
Box office	$117.8 million

Pompeii is a 2014 epic historical romantic 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. Upon release, Pompeii received generally mixed reviews and grossed $117.8 million against a budget of around $90 million.