Kino Lorber have confirmed that they are preparing a Blu-ray release of director Bernard L. Kowalski's film
Krakatoa: East of Java (1968), starring Maximilian Schell, Diane Baker, Brian Keith, Rossano Brazzi and Sal Mineo. The release is expected to arrive on the market this summer.
Synopsis: Captain Hanson (Schell) of the Batavia Queen embarks on a perilous search for sunken treasure off the island of Krakatoa. To find a fortune in rare pearls, he must brave a boiling sea, douse an uprising by a horde of convicts, and outwit a greedy crew desperate for more than their fair share... only to confront the most devastating and catastrophic volcanic explosion the modern world has ever felt!