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Into the Inferno

This close to the boiling magma,which frequently explodes, we were briefed on the...

This close to the boiling magma,
which frequently explodes, we were briefed on the etiquette
of how to deal with the stuff. [man] One very important thing
to keep in mind when you're on the crater is that the lava lake
could explode at any time. If it does, it's vital
to keep your attention faced toward the lava lake and watch for bombs
that are tracking up into the air, and try to pick out the ones
that might be coming toward you and step out of the way

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This close to the boiling magma, which frequently explodes,
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we were briefed on the etiquette of how to deal with the stuff.
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[man] One very important thing to keep in mind
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when you're on the crater
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is that the lava lake could explode at any time.
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If it does, it's vital to keep your attention
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faced toward the lava lake
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and watch for bombs that are tracking up into the air,
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and try to pick out the ones that might be coming toward you
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and step out of the way.
Duration
36 seconds
Views
33
Timestamp in Movie
00:11:23
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.
The last thing you want to do is turn away from the crater - Into the Inferno 00:07
The last thing you want to do is turn away from the crater
Keep your attention toward the lava lake, look up, - Into the Inferno 00:06
Keep your attention toward the lava lake, look up,
[choral music playing] - Into the Inferno 00:38
[choral music playing]
Professor Clive Oppenheimer on Erebus. - Into the Inferno 00:05
Professor Clive Oppenheimer on Erebus.
[chuckles] - Into the Inferno 00:07
[chuckles]
[laughing] - Into the Inferno 00:09
[laughing]
[sighs] - Into the Inferno 00:05
[sighs]
[Werner] It was easy to start a friendship with him. - Into the Inferno 00:14
[Werner] It was easy to start a friendship with him.
Do you see them only in destructive terms, volcanoes? - Into the Inferno 00:06
Do you see them only in destructive terms, volcanoes?
No, I... I do not. Uh... - Into the Inferno 00:05
No, I... I do not. Uh...
And the soil we are walking upon, uh, is not permanent. - Into the Inferno 00:08
And the soil we are walking upon, uh, is not permanent.
There's no permanence to what we are doing... - Into the Inferno 00:37
There's no permanence to what we are doing...
I know you filmed on La Soufrière de Guadeloupe many years ago, - Into the Inferno 00:13
I know you filmed on La Soufrière de Guadeloupe many years a...
Yeah, La Soufrière was very volatile. - Into the Inferno 00:05
Yeah, La Soufrière was very volatile.
[classical music playing] - Into the Inferno 00:53
[classical music playing]
So, everybody was afraid it would explode, - Into the Inferno 00:13
So, everybody was afraid it would explode,
I was interested in one single man who refused to be evacuated. - Into the Inferno 00:06
I was interested in one single man who refused to be evacuat...
75 people-- 75,000 people being evacuated, - Into the Inferno 00:08
75 people-- 75,000 people being evacuated,
I find him sleeping. I had to wake him up on camera. - Into the Inferno 00:34
I find him sleeping. I had to wake him up on camera.
[singing continues] - Into the Inferno 00:22
[singing continues]