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Krakatoa, East of Java

A team of maritime salvage workers are about to embark on a recovery dive. However the 1883 Krakatoa Volcano eruption provides more pressing problems.

Release Date : 1968-12-26

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Cinerama ProductionsSecurity PicturesABC

Production Country : ItalyUnited States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Captain Chris Hanson

Original Name : Maximilian Schell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Laura Travers

Original Name : Diane Baker

Gender : Female

Character Name : Charley Adams

Original Name : Barbara Werle

Gender : Female

Character Name : Connerly

Original Name : Brian Keith

Gender : Male

Character Name : Leoncavallo Borghese

Original Name : Sal Mineo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Giovanni

Original Name : Rossano Brazzi

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rigby

Original Name : John Leyton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Danzig

Original Name : J.D. Cannon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Toshi

Original Name : Jacqueline Chan

Gender : Female

Character Name : Jacobs

Original Name : Marc Lawrence

Gender : Male

Character Name : Guard

Original Name : Robert Hall

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kiko

Original Name : Victoria Young

Gender : Male

Character Name : Midori

Original Name : Midori

Gender : Female

Character Name : Harbor Master

Original Name : Niall MacGinnis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kuan

Original Name : Joseph Hann

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sumi

Original Name : Sumi Haru

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jan

Original Name : Alan Hoskins

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sailor

Original Name : Geoffrey Holder

Gender : Male

Reviews

Wuchak

@Wuchak

2021-06-23

_**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+