Under the Volcano
Release Date: 1984-06-20
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.
Rating: 6.5 / 10
Cast
Albert Finney
as Geoffrey Firmin
Jacqueline Bisset
as Yvonne Firmin
Anthony Andrews
as Hugh Firmin
Ignacio López Tarso
as Dr. Vigil
Katy Jurado
as Senora Gregoria
Crew
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Malcolm Lowry - Novel
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John Huston - Director
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Elvio Sordoni - Assistant Editor
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Manuel Muñoz - First Assistant Director
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Dennis Shaw - Second Assistant Director
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