DVD 112 mins IMDB 6.9
R
Under the Volcano
Criterion (1984)
In Collection
#2994

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Drama
USA  /  English

Albert Finney Geoffrey Firmin
Jacqueline Bisset Yvonne Firmin
Anthony Andrews Hugh Firmin
Ignacio López Tarso Dr. Vigil
Katy Jurado Senora Gregoria
James Villiers Brit
Dawson Bray Quincey
Carlos Riquelme Bustamante
Jim McCarthy Gringo
José René Ruiz Dwarf

Director John Huston
Producer Moritz Borman; Michael Fitzgerald; Wieland Schulz-Keil
Writer Guy Gallo; Malcolm Lowry

Under The Volcano follows the final day in the life of self-destructive British consul Geoffrey Firmin, in an Oscar-nominated tour de force. On the eve of World War II. Withering from alcoholism, Firmin stumbles through a small Mexican village amidst the Day of the Dead fiesta, attempting to reconnect with his estranged wife but only further alienating himself.

Edition Details
Barcode 715515026420
Region Any Region
Release Date 23-Oct-07
Screen Ratio Widescreen 1.78:1 Color (Anamorphic)
Subtitles None
Audio Tracks Dolby 2.0 Mono
Layers Single Side, Single Layer
Nr of Disks/Tapes 1
Personal Details
Purchase Date December 2008
Store Torrent
Tags BT:AVI
Links IMDB
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Notes
John Huston's ambitious tackling of Malcolm Lowry's towering "unadaptable" novel gave the incomparable Finney one of his grandest roles and was the legendary The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre director's triumphant return to filmmaking in Mexico.