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Under the Volcano (1984)

Jun 20, 1984 · 1h 52m

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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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  • 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 Quincey
  • Carlos Riquelme Carlos Riquelme Bustamante
  • 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 Maria
  • Emilio Fernández Emilio Fernández Diosdado
  • Arturo Sarabia Cervantes

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