Storyline

The Dutch East Indies, in the late 19th century. Capt. Hanson of the "Batavia Queen" is preparing to embark on a salvage expedition. His mistress, Laura, knows the location of a ship belonging to her late husband, a shipwreck concealing a cargo of rare pearls. A diver and a diving bell are aboard ship. But a government agent coerces Hanson into accepting a shipment of convicts for the ship's hold. The wreck lies dangerously close to the erupting volcano on the island of Krakatoa, where Laura's young son attends the convent school...—David Woodfield

Plot Keywords

woman wears a bikini, underwater scene, ship, convict, pearl, shipwreck, volcano, striptease, strangulation, disaster film, hairy chest, adulterous wife, dysfunctional marriage, father son relationship, female sexual predator, unfaithful wife, hot air balloon, government agent, diver, mother son relationship

Short Review

It stunk. Lame acting, lame story. Very dated.

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