Movie Description
Under the Volcano
(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.
Featured Crew
- Director : John Huston
- Producer : Moritz Borman,Wieland Schulz-Keil
- Editor : Roberto Silvi
- Cast : Albert Finney,Jacqueline Bisset,Anthony Andrews,Ignacio López Tarso,Katy Jurado,James Villiers,Dawson Bray,Carlos Riquelme,Jim McCarthy,José René Ruiz,Eleazar García Jr.,Salvador Sánchez,Sergio Calderón,Araceli Ladewuen Castelun,Emilio Fernández,Arturo Sarabia,Roberto Sosa,Hugo Stiglitz,Ugo Moctezuma,Isabel Vázquez,Gustavo Fernandez,Irene Díaz de Dávila,Alberto Olvera,Eduardo Borbolla,Alejandro Suárez,Rodolfo De Alexandre,Juan Ángel Martínez,Martín Palomares Carrión,Mario Arévalo,Ramiro Ramírez,Günter Meisner,Alfonso Castro Valle
Cast
Geoffrey Firmin
Yvonne Firmin
Hugh Firmin
Dr. Vigil
Senora Gregoria
Brit
Quincey
Bustamante
Gringo
Dwarf
Chief of Gardens
Chief of Stockyards
Chief of Municipality
Diosdado
Cervantes
Few Fleas
Sinarquista
Latin Consul
Chicken Lady
Transvestite
Concepta
Matador
Don Juan Tenorio
Doña Ines
Bus Driver
Passenger
Dead Indian
Horseman
Second Horseman
Herr Krausberg (German Attaché) (uncredited)
(uncredited)
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Facts
Original TitleUnder the Volcano
Status Released
Release Information
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1984-06-20
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 52m
Production CompaniesConacite Uno,Ithaca,Universal Pictures
Genres
- Drama