Krakatoa, East of Java (1968)
- Directed by
- Bernard L. Kowalski
- Genre
- drama film, adventure film, disaster film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 2h 11m
- Rated
- G
- Rating
- 5.8 of 10 from 41 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
A group of people try to recover a cargo of pearls from a shipwreck near the volcano Krakatoa in 1883. The volcano erupts and the characters must survive the disaster.
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What happens
Krakatoa, East of Java is a 1968 American disaster film starring Maximilian Schell and Brian Keith. During the 1970s, the film was re-released under the title Volcano. The story is loosely based on events surrounding the 1883 eruption of the volcano on the island of Krakatoa, with the characters engaged in the recovery of a cargo of pearls from a shipwreck perilously close to the volcano. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Special Visual Effects. Krakatoa is actually due west of Java, but the movie's producers thought that "East" sounded more atmospheric. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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The Treasure of San Bosco Reef (1968)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.