Apocalypse Pompeii (2014)

Director
Ben Demaree

Main cast
Adrian Paul; John Rhys-Davies; Georgina Beedle; Ralitsa Paskaleva

Genres
Adventure, Action

Description
When a former Special Ops commando visits Pompeii, his wife and daughter are trapped as Mt. Vesuvius erupts with massive force. While his family fights to survive the deadly onslaught of heat and lava, he enlists his former teammates in a daring operation beneath the ruins of the city of Pompeii.


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