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Under the Volcano
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.
Where to watch Under the Volcano
Under the Volcano is streaming in the US on HBO Max and Criterion Channel.
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
- James Villiers as Brit
- Dawson Bray as Quincey
- Carlos Riquelme as Bustamante
- Jim McCarthy as Gringo
- José René Ruiz as Dwarf
- Eleazar García Jr. as Chief of Gardens
- Salvador Sánchez as Chief of Stockyards
Details
- Director
- John Huston
- Released
- June 20, 1984
- Runtime
- 1h 52m
- Genres
- Drama
- Studio
- Ithaca and Conacite Uno
- Status
- Released
- TMDB score
- 6.6 / 10 from 108 votes
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