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Under the Volcano
One cannot live without love.
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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Checked Sep 4, 2026
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Synopsis
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.
More about Under the Volcano
Cast
Albert FinneyGeoffrey Firmin
Jacqueline BissetYvonne Firmin
Anthony AndrewsHugh Firmin
Ignacio López TarsoDr. Vigil
Katy JuradoSenora Gregoria
James VilliersBrit
Carlos RiquelmeBustamanteCredits
- Directed by
- John Huston
- Written by
- Guy Gallo, Malcolm Lowry
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
Production
- IthacaUnited States
- Conacite UnoMexico
