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Into the Inferno

Compared to Ethiopia, Iceland's historyis a mere blip in time. Less than 1,200 years ago,...

[indistinct radio chatter] [Werner]
Compared to Ethiopia, Iceland's history
is a mere blip in time. Less than 1,200 years ago, it was settled by Norsemen. [ship's horn blowing] All of Iceland is volcanic, including the Westman Islands
to the south. Out of nowhere,
in the early morning hours of January 23, 1973, a trench of fire opened right at the edge
of the town of Heimaey. The eruption occurred
without any previous warning signs

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[Werner] Compared to Ethiopia,
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Iceland's history is a mere blip in time.
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Less than 1,200 years ago,
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it was settled by Norsemen.
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[ship's horn blowing]
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All of Iceland is volcanic,
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including the Westman Islands to the south.
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Out of nowhere, in the early morning hours
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of January 23, 1973,
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a trench of fire opened
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right at the edge of the town of Heimaey.
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The eruption occurred without any previous warning signs.
Duration
44 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
01:01:16
Uploaded
Nov 01, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Matter of Fact Media,Werner Herzog Filmproduktion,Spring Films

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Movie Summary

An exploration of active volcanoes around the world.
As bad as it looks, no one lost their lives here. - Into the Inferno 00:12
As bad as it looks, no one lost their lives here.
Forty years after the event, - Into the Inferno 00:23
Forty years after the event,
[rumbling] - Into the Inferno 00:30
[rumbling]
But an event of this magnitude is nothing - Into the Inferno 00:26
But an event of this magnitude is nothing
[Clive] The molten rock came up to the surface - Into the Inferno 00:14
[Clive] The molten rock came up to the surface
Overall, about 140 vents were active, - Into the Inferno 00:12
Overall, about 140 vents were active,
And after a few months, the fissure opened up in this direction, - Into the Inferno 00:10
And after a few months, the fissure opened up in this direct...
And another few dozen vents open up, - Into the Inferno 00:09
And another few dozen vents open up,
Everything we see now has been set in stone. - Into the Inferno 00:05
Everything we see now has been set in stone.
The lava has solidified and frozen. But if we'd been here at the time, - Into the Inferno 00:17
The lava has solidified and frozen. But if we'd been he...
And that built up the cones, like the one that we're standing on now. - Into the Inferno 00:21
And that built up the cones, like the one that we're st...
Right on the border with China lies a volcano - Into the Inferno 01:01
Right on the border with China lies a volcano
And now they are singing in praise of Mount Paektu. - Into the Inferno 00:07
And now they are singing in praise of Mount Paektu.
Everything is different in North Korea. - Into the Inferno 00:09
Everything is different in North Korea.
[singing ends] - Into the Inferno 00:25
[singing ends]
But everything we saw was an act of presentation, - Into the Inferno 00:33
But everything we saw was an act of presentation,
[presenter's voice continues, slowly fades] - Into the Inferno 00:12
[presenter's voice continues, slowly fades]
This has a very long history, going back 5,000 years, - Into the Inferno 00:11
This has a very long history, going back 5,000 years,
And through the medieval period and to the more modern period, - Into the Inferno 00:13
And through the medieval period and to the more modern perio...
And the spirit of the mountain is in all the Korean people, - Into the Inferno 00:10
And the spirit of the mountain is in all the Korean people,