I found it impossible to dislike this movie, with all it's creakiness - the geographical inaccuracy of the title, the C list-ness of its cast (Maximillian Schell! Diane Baker! Sal Mineo! Brian Keith! Joe Leyton!), random moments like a woman singing a song in her underwear, Cinerama.
Even the dopeyness of the script was endearing - it's about this famous eruption but the plot is about a boat that spends its time hunting for treasure in a balloon as the volcano erupts.
I do love its kitchen sink story telling approach: a boat of orphans, nuns, Brian Keith has the bends, prisoners, impoverished rich people, a cargo load of pearls, a long lost son, diving, pearls, drug induced hallucinations, Diane Baker's history in a mental asylum, a prisoner mutiny, a very inefficient rescue mission.
It was endearing.
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