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Movie Info
Geoffrey Firmin (Albert Finney) is a heavy-drinking British diplomat living in a Mexican town. As the local Day of the Dead celebration gets underway, Geoffrey drowns himself in the bottle, having cut himself off from his family, friends and job. When Geoffrey goes missing, his wife Yvonne (Jacqueline Bisset) convinces his half-brother Hugh (Anthony Andrews) to conduct a last-ditch search for the drunk, hoping that Hugh might be able to rescue her self-destructing husband.
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Rating: R
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Genre: Drama
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Original Language: English
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Director: John Huston
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Producer: Moritz Borman, Weiland Schulz-Keil
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Release Date (Theaters): original
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Runtime:
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Distributor: Universal Pictures
Cast & Crew

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

Eleazar García Jr.
Chief of Gardens

Salvador Sánchez
Chief of Stockyards

Sergio Calderon
Chief of Municipality

Emilio Fernández
Diosdado

Arturo Sarabia
Cervantes

John Huston
Director

Moritz Borman
Producer

Weiland Schulz-Keil
Producer
Critic Reviews for Under the Volcano
Audience Reviews for Under the Volcano
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Apr 10, 2022
Somewhat undercooked but Finney gives one of the all time great drunk performances.
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May 16, 2014
A bitter portrayal by Albert Finney of a man on the road to destruction. It is off the wall and bends reality sufficiently to off put many a viewer.
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Sep 26, 2012
while this is often compared to 'night of the iguana' i found it a much more fulfilling experience. huston was 78 when he made this and proves he still had it in him for a project he cared about. one of the few films that gets mexico right. a decent adaptation of a so-called unfilmable novel, a showcase for albert finney as a last stage alcoholic, and one of jacqueline bissett's best performances too. bravo!
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Oct 19, 2010
Director John Huston's fascinating character study of a self-destructive alcoholic former British diplomat named Geoffery Firmin, played by Albert Finney in a devastating tour-de-force performance that deservedly earn him an Oscar nomination. The story unfolds in a small Mexican village during the Day of the Dead festivities in the late 1930s, it concerns the last 24-hours of the tortured Firmin's life, who is drinking himself to death. He is so guilt ridden over the past and his lost relationship with his lovely estranged wife, wonderfully played by the beautiful Jacqueline Bisset, who he still yearns for. She has returned in the hopes of healing their broken marriage, but he cannot forgive her for her affair with his half-brother nicely played by Anthony Andrew. This is a Intelligent, but downbeat film that rely's entirely on Finney's amazing portrayal of the late stages of alcoholism, which by itself is staggering, he captures the physical mannerisms and emotionalism of a hopeless drunk, his depiction of this is truly unforgettable. Impressively directed by the late great John Huston, with superlative photography by Gariel Figueroa, based on the famous novel by Malcolm Lowry. Highly Recommended.
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