Under the Volcano

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.

Country:

Mexico,

United States of America

Genre:

Drama

Duration:

112 minutes

Year:

1984

Director:

John Huston

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Company:

Conacite Uno,

Ithaca,

Universal Pictures

Cast:

Geoffrey Firmin

Yvonne Firmin

Hugh Firmin

Dr. Vigil

Senora Gregoria

Crew:

Novel

Director

Second Assistant Director

Set Designer

Sound Mixer