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Under the Volcano
1984 6.5 (94 votes) 1h 52m
Genres
Drama
Production Companies
Conacite Uno
Ithaca
Universal Pictures

Under the Volcano

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.

Key Crew

Director: John Huston

Screenplay: Guy Gallo

Producer: Moritz Borman, Wieland Schulz-Keil

Director of Photography: Gabriel Figueroa

Top 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

Quincey

Carlos Riquelme
Carlos Riquelme

Bustamante

Videos

Under the Volcano (1984) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HQ]

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