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Volcano

Original title: Vulkàn
  • TV Movie
  • 20092009
  • 3h
IMDb RATING
5.0/10
239
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Matthias Koeberlin, Heiner Lauterbach, Katharina Wackernagel, and Yvonne Catterfeld in Volcano (2009)
  • Action
  • Drama
When a dormant volcano suddenly erupts into activity beneath Laach Lake in the Eiffel mountains, panic breaks out among the 500.000 residents.When a dormant volcano suddenly erupts into activity beneath Laach Lake in the Eiffel mountains, panic breaks out among the 500.000 residents.When a dormant volcano suddenly erupts into activity beneath Laach Lake in the Eiffel mountains, panic breaks out among the 500.000 residents.
IMDb RATING
5.0/10
239
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Uwe Janson
  • Writers
    • Nikolaus Kraemer(story)
    • Alexander M. Rümelin
  • Stars
    • Matthias Koeberlin
    • Jochen Kolenda
    • Gitta Schweighöfer
Top credits
  • Director
    • Uwe Janson
  • Writers
    • Nikolaus Kraemer(story)
    • Alexander M. Rümelin
  • Stars
    • Matthias Koeberlin
    • Jochen Kolenda
    • Gitta Schweighöfer
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    • 3User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    • Awards
      • 2 nominations

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    Xaver Hutter, Yvonne Catterfeld, and George Tounas in Volcano (2009)
    "Assistant in crisis department" in feature film "Vulkan", produced by teamWorx Television & Film, broadcasted on RTL (2009). Also with: Yvonne Catterfeld
    "Assistant in crisis department" in feature film "Vulkan", produced by teamWorx Television & Film, broadcasted on RTL (2009)
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    Matthias Koeberlin
    Matthias Koeberlin
    • Michael Gernauas Michael Gernau
    Jochen Kolenda
    • Dieter Gernauas Dieter Gernau
    Gitta Schweighöfer
    Gitta Schweighöfer
    • Ingrid Gernauas Ingrid Gernau
    Heiner Lauterbach
    Heiner Lauterbach
    • Gerhardt Maugas Gerhardt Maug
    Sonja Gerhardt
    Sonja Gerhardt
    • Paula Maugas Paula Maug
    Ursula Karven
    Ursula Karven
    • Renate Maugas Renate Maug
    Katharina Wackernagel
    Katharina Wackernagel
    • Andrea Mattingas Andrea Matting
    Yvonne Catterfeld
    Yvonne Catterfeld
    • Daniela Eisenachas Daniela Eisenach
    Armin Rohde
    Armin Rohde
    • Walter Röhrichtas Walter Röhricht
    Christian Redl
    Christian Redl
    • Ludwig Schöngauas Ludwig Schöngau
    Pia Mechler
    Pia Mechler
    • Nadine Schöngauas Nadine Schöngau
    Katja Riemann
    Katja Riemann
    • Kirsten Friedrichsas Kirsten Friedrichs
    Pasquale Aleardi
    Pasquale Aleardi
    • Phil Friedrichsas Phil Friedrichs
    Peter Benedict
    • Prof. Dominic Merktas Prof. Dominic Merkt
    Sheri Hagen
    • Martina Albersas Martina Albers
    Helmut Zierl
    Helmut Zierl
    • Dirk Kammereras Dirk Kammerer
    Peter Harting
    • Landwirt Atzeas Landwirt Atze
    Jenny Elvers
    • Yvonneas Yvonne
    • (as Jenny Elvers-Elbertzhagen)
    • Director
      • Uwe Janson
    • Writers
      • Nikolaus Kraemer(story) (uncredited)
      • Alexander M. Rümelin
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    • Trivia
      Nearly 200 extras playing severely injured evacuees and 70 real "German Red Cross"-members were used to simulate a fully functional field hospital.
    • Goofs
      The number of the corpses in the tent changes between different shots.
    • Connections
      Spoofed in Harald Schmidt: Episode #4.5 (2009)

    User reviews3

    Review
    Top review
    10/10
    Best Movie Death Ever
    A dormant caldera in the German Eiffel disrupts the busy lives of everyone in a rustic German village, where the biggest concerns to date have revolved around more domestic dilemmas and financial strife. Main character Michael is reluctant to follow his wife Andrea's dream of moving to the big city, rich teenager Paula feels used by her classmates - the little things in life, like Michael's careful gesture to free Andrea's coat from the car door, are swallowed by the conflicts of daily life.

    In the meantime, sulphur bubbles in the lake and fish float belly up. Geologists arrive and mini quakes rattle coffee cups.

    Michael and Andrea fight, neither understands why the other wishes to leave or to stay. She flees what she feels is suffocating small town confinement.

    When the eruption finally blasts its way onto the screen, the characters find themselves struggling to survive and leave (or return to) the bubbling cauldron of molten lava and hurtling rocks that was once their home.

    It was the ending that did it for me- all two parts of the film seemed to culminate in what was the simplest and most poignant death I've ever witnessed in film. The ending then takes us back to the things we may have missed, like coattails being caught in car doors. It is then that the power of the volcano finally hits us.
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    • Release date
      • October 18, 2009 (Germany)
    • Country of origin
      • Germany
    • Language
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Volcán en erupción
    • Filming locations
      • Eifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
    • Production companies
      • Zen Productions
      • teamWorx Television & Film
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    • Runtime
      3 hours
    • Color
      • Color

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