Under the Volcano (1984)

Synopsis: John Huston's screen adaptation of Malcolm Lowery's powerful meditation on self-destruction and personal despair. The hero is Geoffrey Firmin, an alcoholic ex-British consul living in Mexico on the... John Huston's screen adaptation of Malcolm Lowery's powerful meditation on self-destruction and personal despair. The hero is Geoffrey Firmin, an alcoholic ex-British consul living in Mexico on the eve of World War II. Tormented by his wife's infidelity, Firmin celebrates the Day of the Dead by drinking himself to death despite his wife and her lover's efforts to save him. [More]

Starring: Albert Finney, Jacqueline Bisset, Anthony Andrews, Katy Jurado

Starring: Albert Finney, Jacqueline Bisset, Anthony Andrews, Katy Jurado

Director: John Huston

Director: John Huston

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