---
title: 'Krakatoa, East of Java (1968)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Bernard L. Kowalski'
released: '1968-12-26'
runtime_minutes: 131
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Adventure'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/krakatoa-east-of-java-1968'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064555/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Krakatoa, East of Java (1968)

1968 · 131 min · Drama, Adventure · United States


## Synopsis

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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Bernard L. Kowalski](https://cinepixo.com/people/bernard-l-kowalski)
- **Screenplay:** [Bernard Gordon](https://cinepixo.com/people/bernard-gordon)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Frank De Vol](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-de-vol)
- **Producer:** [Philip Yordan](https://cinepixo.com/people/philip-yordan)
- **Director of Photography:** [Manuel Berenguer](https://cinepixo.com/people/manuel-berenguer)
- **Editor:** [Walter Hannemann](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-hannemann)

## Cast

- [Marc Lawrence](https://cinepixo.com/people/marc-lawrence)
- [Geoffrey Holder](https://cinepixo.com/people/geoffrey-holder)
- [Sal Mineo](https://cinepixo.com/people/sal-mineo)
- [Jacqui Chan](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacqui-chan)
- [Maximilian Schell](https://cinepixo.com/people/maximilian-schell)
- [Niall MacGinnis](https://cinepixo.com/people/niall-macginnis)
- [J. D. Cannon](https://cinepixo.com/people/j-d-cannon)
- [Brian Keith](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-keith)
- [John Leyton](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-leyton)
- [Barbara Werle](https://cinepixo.com/people/barbara-werle)
- [Diane Baker](https://cinepixo.com/people/diane-baker)
- [Sumi Haru](https://cinepixo.com/people/sumi-haru)
- [Rossano Brazzi](https://cinepixo.com/people/rossano-brazzi)

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