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Under the Volcano
Under the Volcano

Under the Volcano

One cannot live without love.

Genres

Drama

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

112 mins

Rating

6.5/10

Release Date

20 June 1984

Country

United States of America

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

Dawson Bray

Quincey

Carlos Riquelme

Carlos Riquelme

Bustamante

Jim McCarthy

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

Araceli Ladewuen Castelun

Maria

Emilio Fernández

Emilio Fernández

Diosdado

Arturo Sarabia

Arturo Sarabia

Cervantes

Roberto Sosa

Roberto Sosa

Few Fleas

Hugo Stiglitz

Hugo Stiglitz

Sinarquista

Ugo Moctezuma

Ugo Moctezuma

Latin Consul

Isabel Vázquez

Isabel Vázquez

Chicken Lady

Gustavo Fernandez

Gustavo Fernandez

Transvestite

Irene Díaz de Dávila

Irene Díaz de Dávila

Concepta

Alberto Olvera

Alberto Olvera

Matador

Eduardo Borbolla

Eduardo Borbolla

Don Juan Tenorio

Alejandro Suárez

Alejandro Suárez

Doña Ines

Rodolfo De Alexandre

Rodolfo De Alexandre

Bus Driver

Juan Ángel Martínez

Juan Ángel Martínez

Passenger

Martín Palomares Carrión

Martín Palomares Carrión

Dead Indian

Mario Arévalo

Mario Arévalo

Horseman

Ramiro Ramírez

Ramiro Ramírez

Second Horseman

Günter Meisner

Günter Meisner

Herr Krausberg (German Attaché) (uncredited)

Alfonso Castro Valle

Alfonso Castro Valle

(uncredited)

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