Under the Volcano

1984
R
1h 52m

IMDb RATING

6.8/10

6.4K

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A day in the life of a self-destructive British consul in Mexico on the eve of World War II.

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A day in the life of a self-destructive British consul in Mexico on the eve of World War II.A day in the life of a self-destructive British consul in Mexico on the eve of World War II.A day in the life of a self-destructive British consul in Mexico on the eve of World War II.

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IMDb RATING

6.8/10

6.4K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 2 Oscars
- 3 wins & 7 nominations total

Dr. Vigil
(as Ignacio Lopez Tarzo)

Katy Jurado

Senora Gregoria

James Villiers

Brit

Dawson Bray

Quincey

Carlos Riquelme

Bustamante

Jim McCarthy

Gringo

José René Ruiz

Dwarf
(as Rene Ruiz 'Tun-Tun')

Eleazar Garcia Jr.

Chief of Gardens
(as Eliazar García Jr.)

Salvador Sánchez

Chief of Stockyards
(as Salvador Sanchez)

Sergio Calderón

Chief of Municipality
(as Sergio Calderon)

Araceli Ladewuen Castelun

Maria

Emilio Fernández

Diosdado
(as Emilio Fernandez)

Arturo Sarabia

Cervantes

Roberto Sosa

Few Fleas
(as Roberto Martinez Sosa)

Hugo Stiglitz

Sinarquista

Director
- John Huston
Writers
- Malcolm Lowry
- Guy Gallo
All cast & crew
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Trivia
On Albert Finney, director John Huston said, "I think it's the finest performance I have ever witnessed, let alone directed".

Goofs
The story takes place in 1938, but the car driven by James Villiers that almost hits Albert Finney as he is lying in the road is an MG-TF, which was manufactured between 1953 and 1956.

Quotes
Geoffrey Firmin: How, unless you drink as I do, can you hope to understand the beauty of an old indian woman playing dominoes with a chicken?

Connections
Featured in At the Movies: Conan the Destroyer/Top Secret!/Under the Volcano (1984)

Soundtracks
Allerseelen (All Soul's Day)
(uncredited)
Music by Richard Strauss
Performed by Jacqueline Bisset

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Featured review

8/10

It does something

An ex-colleague of mine once recommended this movie to me. When it was released in the cinemas he watched it several times, and he said that if i really was a movie freak, this was something i had to see. So, when a few weeks ago this movie was shown on TV in The Netherlands, i did. When i watched it i didn't know where the story was going, but when it ended and a week after it, it didn't get out of my head. After that week when i was doubting about it was a good or an average movie i ended up with the idea that it really is something special. Albert Finney is really great in this picture as an alcoholic (better than Nicolas Cage in "Leaving Las Vegas") and i totally agree with my ex-colleague that he is one of his favourite actors. It is not a movie for the masses, but when you are a movie-fanatic it is a must.