Under the Volcano
1984 · Movie · R · 112 min · ★ 6.6
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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Details
- Years
- 1984
- Release date
- 1984-06-20
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 112 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 (102 votes)
Themes
- depression
- mexico
- husband wife relationship
- bullfighting
- based on novel or book
- fascism
- half-brother
- alcoholism
- alcoholic
- drunk
- cuckold
- consul
- +3 more
Awards & recognition
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- Academy Award — Best Actor · 1985 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Original Score · 1985 · nominated
Cast & crew
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
- DB
Dawson Bray
as Quincey
Carlos Riquelme
as Bustamante
- JM
Jim McCarthy
as Gringo
José René Ruiz
as Dwarf
Directed by John Huston