Under the Volcano (1984)

One cannot live without love.

Directed by John Huston1h 52mDrama

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.

Rated
R
Year
1984
Country
US
Language
English
Release date
20 June 1984
TMDB
6.6 (108)
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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
D
Dawson Bray
Quincey
Carlos Riquelme
Carlos Riquelme
Bustamante
J
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
A
Araceli Ladewuen Castelun
Maria
Emilio Fernández
Emilio Fernández
Diosdado
A
Arturo Sarabia
Cervantes
Roberto Sosa
Roberto Sosa
Few Fleas
Hugo Stiglitz
Hugo Stiglitz
Sinarquista
U
Ugo Moctezuma
Latin Consul
I
Isabel Vázquez
Chicken Lady
G
Gustavo Fernandez
Transvestite
I
Irene Díaz de Dávila
Concepta
A
Alberto Olvera
Matador
E
Eduardo Borbolla
Don Juan Tenorio
Alejandro Suárez
Alejandro Suárez
Doña Ines
R
Rodolfo De Alexandre
Bus Driver
J
Juan Ángel Martínez
Passenger
M
Martín Palomares Carrión
Dead Indian
M
Mario Arévalo
Horseman
R
Ramiro Ramírez
Second Horseman
Günter Meisner
Günter Meisner
Herr Krausberg (German Attaché) (uncredited)
A
Alfonso Castro Valle
(uncredited)

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