Fair Wind to Java (1953)
- Directed by
- Joseph Kane
- Genre
- drama film, disaster film, pirate film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Rated
- 15
- Rating
- 5.6 of 10 from 10 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
An American sea captain searches for diamonds on a volcanic island. He faces pirates, mysteries, and a volcano eruption.
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What happens
Fair Wind to Java is a 1953 American adventure film in Trucolor from Republic Pictures, produced and directed by Joseph Kane, that stars Fred MacMurray and Vera Ralston. With special effects by the Lydecker brothers, the film was based on the 1948 novel of the same name by Garland Roark. The film tells the story of an American sea captain who voyages in search of diamonds on a volcanic island and must contend with various mysteries, pirates, and finally an exploding volcano (based on the 1883 eruption of the island of Krakatoa). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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