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For more than 20 years, Maurice & Katia Krafft have traveled the world. From Iceland to Hawaii, from Africa to Indonesia, they are usually the first to reach the scene of an eruption. Join them as they risk their lives to document the birth of a volcano. (Excerpted from the back cover)

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Volcanologist Maurice Krafft believed that "people are much more curious about hell than about paradise." Krafft and his wife Katia certainly were: the French scientists shared a lifelong fascination with volcanoes that took them all over the world to film eruptions until a hot ash flow in Japan claimed their lives in 1991. In this National Geographic special, made two years before their death, the Kraffts' breathtaking films and photographs allow us to share this fascination from the safe distance of our living rooms. Among the more memorable scenes is a bleak black volcanic landscape punctuated by the lava's red fireworks and by the Kraffts in their silver asbestos suits, looking more like astronauts on some distant planet than scientists glimpsing the fire of the Earth's core. The pair's enthusiasm for their work is evident in their film footage and spills over into the video's interview segments, making Volcano a fitting, if unintentional, tribute to the Kraffts and to the volcanoes to which they dedicated their lives. --Larisa Lomacky Moore

• Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
• Package Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.32 x 4.19 x 1.12 inches; 6.13 ounces
• Release date ‏ : ‎ June 9, 1997
• Date First Available ‏ : ‎ December 8, 2006
• Actors ‏ : ‎ National Geographic
• Studio ‏ : ‎ National Geographic