Under the Volcano

1984 · directed by John Huston

Rating

69/100

Hit

no

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.

Under the Volcano (1984), directed by John Huston, rates 69/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Albert Finney
• Jacqueline Bisset
• Anthony Andrews
• Ignacio López Tarso
• Katy Jurado
• James Villiers
• Dawson Bray
• Carlos Riquelme
• Jim McCarthy
• José René Ruiz

Crew

• Gabriel Figueroa — Director of Photography
• Roberto Silvi — Editor
• Alex North — Original Music Composer
• Guy Gallo — Screenplay

More from John Huston

1. The Maltese Falcon (1941) — 98/100 · hit
2. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) — 97/100 · hit
3. The African Queen (1952) — 91/100 · hit
4. The Man Who Would Be King (1975) — 84/100 · hit
5. The Asphalt Jungle (1950) — 83/100 · hit
6. Fat City (1972) — 81/100 · hit

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