Shows the Nyiragongo Volcano in the Republic of Zaire, Africa. The visuals, set against the music of J.S. Bach, fill the screen with spectacular scenes of cracked earth, rivers of dried and molten lava, and gas explosions. Cauldrons of bubbling lava and geyser-like plumes of liquid rock shoot skywards from a smoking landscape.
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In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
321421
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Africa
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Geology
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Landforms
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Landscape
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural history
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Volcanoes
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)