Krakatoa, East of Java (1968)
A team of maritime salvage workers are about to embark on a recovery dive. However the 1883 Krakatoa Volcano eruption provides more pressing problems.
- Bernard L. Kowalski
- Cliff Gould
- Bernard Gordon
Rating: 5.851/10 by 37 users
Alternative Title:
Krakatoa - Feuersturm über Java - DE
Krakatau öster om Java - SE
Krakatoa：East Of Java - US
Country:
Italy
United States of America
Language:
English
Runtime: 02 hour 11 minutes
Budget: $0
Revenue: $0
Plot Keyword: volcano, tsunami, disaster, sunken treasure, disaster movie, 19th century, java, indonesia, dutch east indies
_**A ship adventure with an erupting volcano**_ On a shipwreck salvage mission in the Dutch East Indies in 1883 (aka western Indonesia), a ship captain (Maximilian Schell) is forced by the government to transport a chain gang while the unexpected eruption of Krakatoa and the corresponding tsunami present more natural challenges. Diane Baker plays his romantic interest, Brian Keith an over-the-hill diver and Barbara Werle the diver’s babe. Sal Mineo and J.D. Cannon are also on hand. “Krakatoa: East of Java” (1968) is a ship-confined adventure and disaster movie, like “The Poseidon Adventure” (1972) and “Titanic” (1997), but the human interest just isn’t as compelling. The story is pedestrian and tediously paced, but there are some good things to glean. As for the title, Krakatoa is actually west of Java (and east of Sumatra). Producers decided to keep the geographical error no doubt because it was more exotic-sounding than "Krakatoa, West of Java." Meanwhile, the title helped popularize the spelling ‘Krakatoa’ as opposed to the Indonesian spelling ‘Krakatau.’ The film runs 1 hour, 46 minutes and was shot on a remodeled passenger-cargo ship constructed in England around 1880, with additional footage done in studios in Spain and Italy. GRADE: C+
