Movie

Fair Wind to Java

1953 · 92 min

A lively old-fashioned sea adventure with pirates, romance, and a spectacular volcano finale.

Tagline: ADVENTURE...SPECTACLE...SAVAGE LOVE!
Overview: The Dutch East Indies, at the end of the nineteenth century. An adventurous captain of an American merchant vessel is looking for a sunken Dutch vessel containing 10,000 precious diamonds. Unfortunately, he's not the only one and then there's also that volcano on the nearby island of Krakatau, waiting to explode in its historical, disastrous eruption...
How it feels: Tense, romantic, earnest and campy. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Survival, betrayal, love, greed
Content: Mild violence and sexual content. No gore or swearing.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
betrayal
love
greed
freedom
Places: sea
wilderness
big city
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild