Wuchak
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 divers 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 isnt as compelling. The story is pedestrian and tediously paced, but there are some good things...