

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.
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- Released
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- Language
- English
- volcano
- tsunami
- disaster
- sunken treasure
- disaster movie
- 19th century
- java, indonesia
- dutch east indies
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- TheatricalG14 May 1969
United KingdomGB
- TheatricalPG31 Jul 1969
GermanyDE
- Theatrical1228 Mar 1969
SpainES
- Theatrical17 Mar 1969
SwedenSE
- Theatrical26 Dec 1969
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Krakatoa, East of Java was released on 17 March 1969.
Audience reviews
2- W5/10
Wuchak
6/11/2020
_**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 Barbar…
- C6/10
CinemaSerf
7/15/2025
A not terribly convincing Maximilian Schell is “Hansen”, and intrepid sea captain who heads into the Dutch East Indies to track down a wreck. He has been told by his lady friend “Laura” (Diane Baker) that there is a submarine on which her late husband served nestling nicely at the bottom somewhere, replete with a cargo of pearls. He engages the services of the veteran diver “Connerly” (Brian Keith) as well as the ent…
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