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Under the Volcano

Under the Volcano

One cannot live without love.

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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.

Cast

Albert Finney poster

Albert Finney

Geoffrey Firmin

Jacqueline Bisset poster

Jacqueline Bisset

Yvonne Firmin

Anthony Andrews poster

Anthony Andrews

Hugh Firmin

Ignacio López Tarso poster

Ignacio López Tarso

Dr. Vigil

Katy Jurado poster

Katy Jurado

Senora Gregoria

James Villiers poster

James Villiers

Brit

Dawson Bray poster

Dawson Bray

Quincey

Carlos Riquelme poster

Carlos Riquelme

Bustamante

Jim McCarthy poster

Jim McCarthy

Gringo

José René Ruiz poster

José René Ruiz

Dwarf

Eleazar García Jr. poster

Eleazar García Jr.

Chief of Gardens

Salvador Sánchez poster

Salvador Sánchez

Chief of Stockyards

Sergio Calderón poster

Sergio Calderón

Chief of Municipality

Araceli Ladewuen Castelun poster

Araceli Ladewuen Castelun

Maria

Emilio Fernández poster

Emilio Fernández

Diosdado