Under the Volcano (1984)

One cannot live without love.

Movie · Drama · 1h 52m · Rated 6.6/10 on TMDB · Released June 20, 1984

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.

Directed by John Huston

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

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