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.
Practical Effects
Actual practical lava and ash effects hit different.
Stunts
Gladiator choreography better than the script deserves.
Director
Paul W. S. Anderson
Kit Harington
Milo
Emily Browning
Cassia
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
Atticus
Kiefer Sutherland
Corvus
Carrie-Anne Moss
Aurelia
Jared Harris
Severus
Jessica Lucas
Ariadne
Sasha Roiz
Proculus
Currie Graham
Bellator
Joe Pingue
Graecus
Ron Kennell
The Weasel
Rebecca Roberts
Milo's Mother
Jean Frenette
Boss Slaver
Dylan Schombing
Young Milo
Maxime Savaria
Biggest Thracian
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Kit Harington broke his ankle on his first day of sword training, pushing production back two weeks.
The film borrows heavily from Titanic's structure—class-crossed lovers, arrogant fiancé, disaster as third act—but swaps ice for fire.
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