Under the Volcano (1984)
One cannot live without love.
112 min
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.
- Release date
- October 26, 1984
- Country of origin
- United States, Mexico
Trailer
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
Crew
- John Huston · Director
- Malcolm Lowry · Writer
- Guy Gallo · Writer
- Moritz Borman · Producer
- Wieland Schulz-Keil · Producer
- Alex North · Composer
- Gabriel Figueroa · Cinematographer
- Roberto Silvi · Editor
- Gunther Gerszo · Production designer