(known in English as Dante's Peak and in Portugal as O Inferno de Dante ) is a 1997 American disaster film directed by Roger Donaldson and starring Pierce Brosnan and Linda Hamilton. The film follows a volcanologist who arrives in a small, fictional town in Washington and discovers that the long-dormant volcano nearby is about to erupt. Core Movie Details Release Date: February 7, 1997. Genres: Action, Adventure, Thriller. Runtime: 1 hour and 48 minutes (108 minutes). MPAA Rating: PG-13 for disaster-related peril and gore. Budget: $116 million. Box Office: $178.1 million worldwide. Cast and Crew Dante's Peak (1997)