Krakatoa, East of Java

G

1969

1h 41m

Adventure

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A widow (Diane Baker), a diver (Brian Keith) and convicts board a captain's (Maximilian Schell) ship bound for volcanic disaster in 1883 Singapore.

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For the age this was recorded. At the end of the 60's, historical and scientific knowledge was impressive.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/15/23

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It stunk. Lame acting, lame story. Very dated.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/08/23

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I saw the movie when it was originally released in 1969 at the theater. Yes, I'm that old. I would have been 14 that August. I can't honestly say I remember much about the script. I do remember that it had a rather stellar cast and that they all gave performances that didn't disappoint me. What I really remember was the volcano itself. I didn't know very much about volcanoes back then. I hadn't studied anything about volcanology as yet back then. And this movie made a profound impact on me of just how powerful a volcano can be and just how destructive and deadly. Volcanology was still a growing science back then, but the movie special effects wizards did an amazing job of showing what an explosion of that magnitude (it was heard 3000 miles away which still makes it the loudest sound ever recorded) would look like and the effects it had on surrounding islands and ships on the local seas. Looking back from what we know now, it missed a lot. But they couldn't portray what they didn't know yet. All in all, it made enough of an impression on me, as a 14 year old already interested in science, to add volcanoes to the list of things I wanted to learn about.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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dave j

Escape from exploding volcaoes

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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More look like a cheesy fireworks festival.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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Great disaster movie, excellent special effects and littered with subplots and stories of the cast that battle through this two hour disaster movie of volcan eruption, great stuff, Love Brian Keith in this, a very underrated actor

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Bernard L. Kowalski

Director

Maximilian Schell

Capt. Chris Hanson

Diane Baker

Laura Travers

Brian Keith

Harry Connerly

Barbara Werle

Charley Adams

John Leyton

Douglas Rigby

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The script by Bernard Gordon and Cliff Gould is a man-made disaster.

Rated: C

Feb 10, 2007

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Emanuel Levy

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Rated: 2/5

Aug 14, 2005

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Philip Martin

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Rated: 1/5

May 13, 2005

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Steve Crum

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Spectacular, colorful, and really nothing to it. And Krakatoa is WEST!

Rated: 2/5

Oct 15, 2004

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Carol Cling

Las Vegas Review-Journal

Rated: 2/5

Aug 22, 2003

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Tony Toscano

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Rated: 2/5

Aug 14, 2003

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Synopsis

A widow (Diane Baker), a diver (Brian Keith) and convicts board a captain's (Maximilian Schell) ship bound for volcanic disaster in 1883 Singapore.

Director: Bernard L. Kowalski
Production Co: Cinerama Productions Corp.
Rating: G
Genre: Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 10, 2018
Runtime: 1h 41m

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