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Barbara Werle, Brian Keith, Diane Baker, J.D. Cannon, John Leyton ...( see more  see more... ) , Marc Lawrence I , Maximilian Schell , Rossano Brazzi , Sal Mineo

The Dutch East Indies, in the late 19th century. Capt. Hanson of the "Batavia Queen" is preparing to embark on a salvage expedition. His mistress, Laura, knows the location of a ship belonging to her ...( read more  read more... )late husband, a shipwreck concealing a cargo of rare pearls. A diver and a diving bell are aboard ship. But a government agent coerces Hanson into accepting a shipment of convicts for the ship's hold. The wreck lies dangerously close to the erupting volcano on the island of Krakatoa, where Laura's young son attends the convent school...

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G, 131 min.

Directed by: Bernard L. Kowalski

Release Date: May 14, 1969

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DVD Release Date: June 30, 1998

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  • organgrinder136
    April 20, 2009
    organgrinder136
    the only goodness was the bevy of native beauties
  • eryri
    December 20, 2009
    eryri
    Totally dull movie until the volcano explodes.
  • jam233
    November 22, 2009
    jam233
    It's nothing more than an overblown disaster movie (No pun intended). It is probably best known for one of the dumbest title mistakes ever done - Krakatoa is west of Java. There are some good special effects, the story is too hokey though and the performances are wooden and lack ...( read more)spark. Mildly entertaining and too long.
  • rayman0071
    November 17, 2008
    rayman0071
    Let's leave aside the small problem of one of Karkatoa which is actually being west of Java,instead of East. Another problem not being fictional here about one of the greatest disasters ever witnessed by man. The epic 1969 adventure saga was basically the last wave of films to be...( read more) produced in Cinerama 70(that were released during the late 1960's)and also very entertaining of the big budgeted "Panavision" films that exploded during that era. The movie is about treasure hunters who encounter the volcanic island just as it blows apart and who then get bounced around in the ensuing tidal wave that is so technically impressive if narratively lame. The tidalwave sequence alone is worth the price of admission. Here various characters faced certain dangers above on the island and below the depths of the ocean including one horrifying sequence with one of the characters facing a monster squid. An interesting cast of famililar actors(which includes Maximilian Schell,Diane Baker,Brian Keith,Rossano Brazzi and Sal Mineo)portray the mixed group of adventurers,but the script and dialogue are so pathetically weak one just wants to get past the high drama on the high seas and the watch the geological fireworks,since fortunately they make quite a show. Not to mention some bathing beauties too in some great underwater sequences. Basically this movie came out in the summer of 1969 and was released thru Cinerama Pictures and ABC Pictures(yes,the American Broadcasting Companies motion picture division)and distributed by MGM.
  • STUNNERSARAH
    January 11, 2008
    STUNNERSARAH
    really good filmif you love volcanos like me
  • Venieza
    July 19, 2007
    Venieza
    All CLASSICS are GOOD
  • dorisgc
    April 5, 2007
    dorisgc
    good...entertaining..
  • Gidget22
    February 11, 2007
    Gidget22
    I saw this ages ago and just don't remember it

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