Krakatoa: The Last Days (2006)
A historical drama documentary depicting the eruption of Krakatoa volcano in 1883. The volcano was located in the Sunda strait in Indonesia and its eruption resulted in tsunami, rains of coals and ash, and ended with a very hot tsunami. The eruption killed more than 36,000 people and those survived were left with burns.
- Date of release
- 2006-06-11
- TMDB
- 6.3 / 10 (18)
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Genres
- Drama, Documentary, History
- Director
- Sam Miller
Casting
- Rupert Penry-Jones — Willem Beijerinck
- Olivia Williams — Johanna Beijerinck
- Kevin McMonagle — Rogier Verbeek
- Ramon Tikaram — Tokaya
- David Dennis — Karim
- Lee-Ann Van Rooi — Babu
- Janine Wood — Catharina Schuit
- Angelique Kotze — Wilhelmina Beijerinck
- William Miller — Pieter Beijerinck
Interesting facts
- Filmed in: Indonesia
Krakatoa: The Last Days is a BBC Television docudrama that premiered on 7 May 2006 on BBC One. The program is based upon four eyewitness accounts of the 1883 eruption of Krakatoa, an active stratovolcano between the islands of Sumatra and Java, in the Dutch East Indies.
Production
The series was produced by the BBC in co-production with Discovery Channel, RTL Television, and France 2.
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