Under the Volcano (1984)

1h 52m · 20 Jun 1984

One cannot live without love.

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.

Movie ID	81860
Genre	Drama
Director	John Huston
Main cast	Albert Finney, Jacqueline Bisset, Anthony Andrews, Ignacio López Tarso, Katy Jurado, James Villiers, Dawson Bray, Carlos Riquelme
Release date	20 June 1984
Release year	1984
Language	Spanish
Duration	112 min (1h 52m)
Rating	6.6 / 10 (TMDB)
Production house	Ithaca