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Under the Volcano

1984 · 1h 52m · Drama

One cannot live without love.

IMDb
6.8
Rotten Tomatoes
74%
Metacritic
70

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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.

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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

Jim McCarthy

Gringo

José René Ruiz

José René Ruiz

Dwarf

Eleazar García Jr.

Eleazar García Jr.

Chief of Gardens

Salvador Sánchez

Salvador Sánchez

Chief of Stockyards

Sergio Calderón

Sergio Calderón

Chief of Municipality

Araceli Ladewuen Castelun

Maria

Emilio Fernández

Emilio Fernández

Diosdado

Arturo Sarabia

Cervantes

Crew

Media

Details

Release date
June 20, 1984
Status
Released
Original language
English
Runtime
1h 52m
Rated
R
Genres
Drama

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