Under the Volcano

Under the Volcano

1984
1h 52m
6.5

6.5/10

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Drama

"One cannot live without love."

Overview

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.

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Production Information

Production Companies
Ithaca Conacite Uno
Production Countries
United States of America Mexico
Spoken Languages
Spanish English

Keywords

depression mexico husband wife relationship bullfighting based on novel or book fascism half-brother alcoholism alcoholic drunk cuckold consul day of the dead 1930s foreign diplomat

Quick Facts

Release Date June 20, 1984
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0088322

Cast

Albert Finney
Albert Finney

Geoffrey Firmin

Jacqueline Bisset
Jacqueline Bisset

Yvonne Firmin

Anthony Andrews
Anthony Andrews

Hugh Firmin

Ignacio López Tarso
Ignacio López Tarso

Dr. Vigil

Katy Jurado
Katy Jurado

Senora Gregoria

James Villiers
James Villiers

Brit

Dawson Bray
Dawson Bray

Quincey

Carlos Riquelme
Carlos Riquelme

Bustamante

Jim McCarthy
Jim McCarthy

Gringo

José René Ruiz
José René Ruiz

Dwarf

Eleazar García Jr.
Eleazar García Jr.

Chief of Gardens

Salvador Sánchez
Salvador Sánchez

Chief of Stockyards

Key Crew

John Huston
Director
Guy Gallo
Screenplay
Wieland Schulz-Keil
Producer
Moritz Borman
Producer
Michael Fitzgerald
Executive Producer