Under the Volcano

Under the Volcano (1984)

One cannot live without love.

Against a background of war breaking out in Europe and the Mexican fiesta Day of Death, we are taken through one day in the life of Geoffrey Firmin, a British consul living in alcoholic disrepair and obscurity in a small southern Mexican town in 1939. The consul's self-destructive behaviour, perhaps a metaphor for a menaced civilization, is a source of perplexity and sadness to his nomadic, idealistic half-brother, Hugh, and his ex-wife, Yvonne, who has returned with hopes of healing Geoffrey and their broken marriage.

Date of release
1984-06-20
TMDB
6.6 / 10 (108)
Runtime
1h 52m
Genres
Drama
Director
John Huston

Casting

  • Albert Finney — Geoffrey Firmin
  • Jacqueline Bisset — Yvonne Firmin
  • Anthony Andrews — Hugh Firmin
  • Ignacio López Tarso — Dr. Vigil
  • Katy Jurado — Senora Gregoria
  • James Villiers — Brit
  • Dawson Bray — Quincey
  • Carlos Riquelme — Bustamante
  • Jim McCarthy — Gringo
  • José René Ruiz — Dwarf
  • Eleazar García Jr. — Chief of Gardens
  • Salvador Sánchez — Chief of Stockyards

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