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Under the Volcano

Play trailer Poster for Under the Volcano R,  1984,  1h 49m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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74% Tomatometer 19 Reviews 71% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
Geoffrey Firmin 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 convinces his half-brother Hugh 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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Variety Staff Variety Oct 23, 2007
Although this voyage into self-destruction won't be to the taste of many, there will be few unmoved by Finney's towering performance as the tragic Britisher. Go to Full Review
Time Out Jun 24, 2006
Not for the purists, maybe, but the last half-hour, as Firmin plunges ever deeper into his self-created hell, leaves one shell-shocked. Go to Full Review
Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Oct 23, 2004
4/4
The movie belongs to Finney, but mention must be made of Jacqueline Bisset as his wife and Anthony Andrews as his half-brother. Go to Full Review
Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Jul 15, 2023
3.5/4
Malcolm Lowry’s cult novel had long been deemed “unfilmable,” yet that didn’t stop director John Huston from filming it anyway. Go to Full Review
Joe Baltake Philadelphia Daily News May 3, 2022
Finney, on screen at all times, plays what amounts to a prolonged drunk scene. It Is a very studied, tightly drawn performance, full of self-revulsion. Go to Full Review
David Elliott Copley News Service Jan 30, 2019
There are nips of beauty and terror, but the movie starts small and then shrinks. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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John Huston

Director

Albert Finney

Geoffrey Firmin

Jacqueline Bisset

Yvonne Firmin

Anthony Andrews

Hugh Firmin

Ignacio López Tarso

Dr. Vigil

Katy Jurado

Senora Gregoria

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Synopsis Geoffrey Firmin 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 convinces his half-brother Hugh to conduct a last-ditch search for the drunk, hoping that Hugh might be able to rescue her self-destructing husband.
Director
John Huston
Producer
Moritz Borman, Weiland Schulz-Keil
Distributor
Universal Pictures
Rating
R
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 13, 1984, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 15, 2020
Runtime
1h 49m
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