Under the Volcano
1984 • Drama
John Huston
Director
Status
Released
Release date
June 20, 1984
Duration
112 Min
Language
en
Popularity
7.423
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
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.
Cast
Albert Finney
Jacqueline Bisset
Anthony Andrews
Ignacio López Tarso
Katy Jurado
James Villiers
Carlos Riquelme
Eleazar García Jr.
Salvador Sánchez
Sergio Calderón
Emilio Fernández
Roberto Sosa
Hugo Stiglitz
Alejandro Suárez
Günter Meisner