France / May 18, 1984 / Cannes Film Festival
One cannot live without love.
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Carlos Riquelme | Bustamante |
| Jim McCarthy | Gringo |
| José René Ruiz | Dwarf |
| Eleazar García Jr. | Chief of Gardens |
| Salvador Sánchez | Chief of Stockyards |
| Sergio Calderón | Chief of Municipality |
| Araceli Ladewuen Castelun | Maria |
| Emilio Fernández | Diosdado |
| Arturo Sarabia | Cervantes |
| Roberto Sosa | Few Fleas |
| Hugo Stiglitz | Sinarquista |
| Ugo Moctezuma | Latin Consul |
| Isabel Vázquez | Chicken Lady |
| Gustavo Fernandez | Transvestite |
| Irene Díaz de Dávila | Concepta |
| Alberto Olvera | Matador |
| Eduardo Borbolla | Don Juan Tenorio |
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| Alejandro Suárez | Doña Ines |
| Rodolfo De Alexandre | Bus Driver |
| Juan Ángel Martínez | Passenger |
| Martín Palomares Carrión | Dead Indian |
| Mario Arévalo | Horseman |
| Ramiro Ramírez | Second Horseman |
| Günter Meisner | Herr Krausberg (German Attaché) (uncredited) |
| Alfonso Castro Valle | (uncredited) |
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Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Under the Volcano |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | Español, English |
| Production countries | United States of America, Mexico |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Ithaca, Conacite Uno |
| Release date | 20 giugno 1984 |
| Executive producer | Michael Fitzgerald |
| Production | Arnold Gefsky, Héctor López Lechuga, Wieland Schulz-Keil, Moritz Borman |
| Writer | Malcolm Lowry, Guy Gallo |
| Editing | Roberto Silvi, Elvio Sordoni |
| Cinematography | Gabriel Figueroa, Manuel González, François Duhamel |
| Assistant directors | Dennis Shaw, Manuel Muñoz, John Huston, John Franco |
| Lighting | Fernando Calvillo |
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Release dates
Premiere
United States / Jun 12, 1984 / R
Theatrical release
Brazil / Jun 20, 1984
Finland / Jun 20, 1984 / K-16
Sweden / Jun 20, 1984 / 15
Portugal / Aug 31, 1984
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France / Sep 12, 1984
Spain / Sep 14, 1984
Netherlands / Oct 04, 1984 / 12
Argentina / Nov 15, 1984
Mexico / Mar 28, 1985
Japan / Aug 17, 1985
Greece / Aug 18, 2016
Digital
France / Jul 26, 2021 / VOD
Physical media
France / Oct 08, 2008 / DVD
United Kingdom / Jul 18, 2016 / 15 / DVD
TV
Denmark / Jun 20, 1984 / 15
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