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Krakatoa: East of Java

  • 1968
  • G
  • 2h 11m
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5.4/10
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Krakatoa: East of Java (1968)
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In 1883, ship captain Hanson plans a shipwreck salvage mission in The Dutch East Indies to retrieve a cargo of pearls but an unexpected volcano eruption and a state-ordered transport of conv... Read allIn 1883, ship captain Hanson plans a shipwreck salvage mission in The Dutch East Indies to retrieve a cargo of pearls but an unexpected volcano eruption and a state-ordered transport of convicts upset his plans.In 1883, ship captain Hanson plans a shipwreck salvage mission in The Dutch East Indies to retrieve a cargo of pearls but an unexpected volcano eruption and a state-ordered transport of convicts upset his plans.

  • Director
    • Bernard L. Kowalski
  • Writers
    • Cliff Gould
    • Bernard Gordon
  • Stars
    • Maximilian Schell
    • Diane Baker
    • Brian Keith
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.4/10
    1.8K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Bernard L. Kowalski
    • Writers
      • Cliff Gould
      • Bernard Gordon
    • Stars
      • Maximilian Schell
      • Diane Baker
      • Brian Keith
    • 50User reviews
    • 17Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 1 nomination total

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    Sal Mineo, Diane Baker, Brian Keith, Rossano Brazzi, and Barbara Werle in Krakatoa: East of Java (1968)
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    Krakatoa: East of Java (1968)
    Maximilian Schell in Krakatoa: East of Java (1968)
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    Maximilian Schell
    Maximilian Schell
    • Captain Hanson
    Diane Baker
    Diane Baker
    • Laura
    Brian Keith
    Brian Keith
    • Connerly
    Barbara Werle
    Barbara Werle
    • Charley
    Sal Mineo
    Sal Mineo
    • Leoncavallo
    Rossano Brazzi
    Rossano Brazzi
    • Giovanni
    John Leyton
    John Leyton
    • Rigby
    J.D. Cannon
    J.D. Cannon
    • Danzig
    Jacqueline Chan
    Jacqueline Chan
    • Toshi
    • (as Jacqui Chan)
    Robert Hall
    • Guard
    Victoria Young
    • Kiko
    Marc Lawrence
    Marc Lawrence
    • Jacobs
    Midori
    • Midori
    • (as Midori Arimoto)
    Niall MacGinnis
    Niall MacGinnis
    • Harbor Master
    • (as Niall Macginnis)
    Joseph Hann
    • Kuan
    Sumi Haru
    • Sumi
    Geoffrey Holder
    Geoffrey Holder
    • Sailor
    Alan Hoskins
    • Jan
    • Director
      • Bernard L. Kowalski
    • Writers
      • Cliff Gould
      • Bernard Gordon
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    • Trivia
      Krakatoa was actually located west of Java.
    • Goofs
      Krakatoa is, in fact, west of Java.
    • Quotes

      Connerly: I can get down there and I can get back up again, now what happens after that's up to me.

    • Crazy credits
      This film was shot using Super Panavision 70 and Todd-AO formats for presentation in single-strip Cinerama. The opening title sequence has the image devided into three frames just like the original three-strip Cinerama.
    • Alternate versions
      Originally premiered in Cinerama format at 136 minutes. After tepid reactions, film was cut to 101 minutes and re-released.
    • Connections
      Featured in Pick-up Summer (1980)

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    "Krak'd" all the way through...
    Though "Airport" and "The Poseidon Adventure" are most often credited with kicking off the 1970's disaster craze, this film clocked in just a tad earlier and certainly has its share of catastrophes (though nothing is more disastrous in it than the script!) Set in the late 1800's, Schell is the treasure-seeking captain of The Batavia Queen, a steamship bound for a sunken boat that promises to contain bags of huge, priceless pearls. Baker plays his love interest, a mentally troubled lady upon whose memory the entire mission rests. She is also seeking her lost son who her husband off-loaded somewhere before dying. Keith plays a Laudinum-addicted diver who is literally near his last breath. He's toting tacky would-be singer Werle (outfitted in a series of blonde wigs no doubt leftover from her many TV western appearances.) Also on board are father/son balloonists Brazzi and Mineo, bell diver Leyton and a quartet of Japanese female divers, famed for their breath-holding ability. Things get off to a rough start when a sailor falls to his death merely loading the diving bell onto the ship! Then a thoroughly inappropriate song (sounding like The Beach Boys) plays as the ship slips out of port. It gets worse from there as birds mass, fish die, the sky turns orange, smoke descends everywhere and chunks of lava rock are hurled at the boat (and this is before the climactic eruption of the title volcano which, as everyone knows by now, is WEST of Java, not east!) There's even a gaggle of prisoners placed on board to add to the troubles. In the meantime, a lot of dull, pointless dramatics play out amongst the "Grand Motel"-level cast. Baker frets, alternately wooden and over-the-top. Keith engages in drug-induced violence. Werle sings the planet's deadliest song while stripping off her horribly non-period, period costume. Mineo flirts with the oldest of the female divers. Schell wanders around with a nipple hanging out of his torn shirt. The bell and the balloon run into trouble. Nothing seems to go right for these hapless salvage-seekers and it only gets worse when Krakatoa decides to blow (and blow!) At this point, the volcano shoots like a Roman candle, filling the air with ash and creating a massive tidal wave that would make George Clooney and Mark Wahlberg jealous. If any of this sounds entertaining, it really isn't except for some of the special effects. The characters are never properly fleshed out and mostly don't share much discernible chemistry with each other. The screenplay couldn't be any more thoughtless and pointless, though there is one memorable line when lower class Werle barks at Brazzi, "Labels are for jelly jars!" That one would even do well in today's PC environment! The film was heavily edited after its initial release and what remains is so dull it's hard to imagine what was cut! The opening credits act as a sort of trailer for the film. Some audiences may want to let watching that suffice and skip the rest of the movie!
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    • Release date
      • May 14, 1969 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Volcano
    • Filming locations
      • Cinecittà Studios, Cinecittà, Rome, Lazio, Italy(Studio, uncredited)
    • Production company
      • Security Pictures
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $2,403,403
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 11 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.20 : 1

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