Le Volcan interdit

{{short description|1966 film}}

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{{Infobox film

| name = Le Volcan interdit

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| director = Haroun Tazieff

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| writer = Chris Marker

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| cinematography = Chris Marker

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| released = {{film date|df=yes|1966}}

| runtime = 80 minutes

| country = France

| language = French

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Le Volcan interdit is a 1966 French documentary film directed by Haroun Tazieff. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.{{cite web |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/300332/Le-Volcan-Interdit/details |title=NY Times: Le Volcan interdit |access-date=9 November 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110521085258/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/300332/Le-Volcan-Interdit/details |archive-date=21 May 2011 |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=The New York Times |date=2011 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1967 |title=The 39th Academy Awards (1967) Nominees and Winners |access-date=June 2, 2019|work=oscars.org}}

The film is set in Zaire, following an expedition exploring the crater of the Niragongo volcano of the Virunga chain, whose eruptions are known for their violence and their massive lava flows.