Volcano

Describes the growth of the volcano Paricutin, which rose suddenly in central Mexico. Sequences cover the volcano’s first eruption in 1943, and its sturdy growth since that time. Shows water vapor, rocks, molten lava, the throat of the cone, and some of the devastation wrought in nearby areas by the slow crushing advance of the lava flow.

Credits

Directed by
Rúnar Rúnarsson
Written by
Rúnar Rúnarsson
Cast
Þorsteinn Bachmann, Benedikt Erlingsson, Theódór Júlíusson, Margrét Helga Jóhannsdóttir, Elma Lísa Gunnarsdóttir, Harald G. Haraldsson, Auður Drauma Bachmann, Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson
Produced by
Þórir Snær Sigurjónsson, Thomas Gammeltoft, Egil Dennerline, Skúli Fr. Malmquist
Music
Kjartan Sveinsson
Edited by
Jacob Schulsinger

Sources

  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, description, catalog record
  2. Wikidata · Q904391 ↗ — year, creator, length, color, country, genre, credits