Directed by:
John HustonScreenplay:
Guy GalloCinematography:
Gabriel FigueroaComposer:
Alex NorthCast:
Albert Finney, Jacqueline Bisset, Anthony Andrews, Ignacio López Tarso, Katy Jurado, James Villiers, Roberto Sosa, Hugo Stiglitz, Günter Meisner (more)VOD (1)
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November 1, 1938, the Day of the Dead in Cuernavaca, Mexico. Geoffrey Firmin (Albert Finney), British Consul to Mexico, has just quit his job and takes solace with his best friend - a bottle of booze in an effort to forget his problems, and that of the world. Whilst the Spanish Civil War and the rise of Nazism in Germany have fuelled Mexican nationalism, he is also still bitter after the divorce from his actress wife, Yvonne (Jacqueline Bisset). Despite writing to him several times, without any reply, about her intentions to rekindle their marriage, Yvonne decides to return to Cuernavaca on the Day of the Dead. But Geoffrey's younger half-brother, Hugh (Anthony Andrews) also arrives in order to help his brother get sober and live his life again. But a self-destructive drunk is not an easy man to reclaim. (Odeon)
(more)Cast
Albert Finney
UK
Best movies:
The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
Big Fish (2003)
Corpse Bride (2005)
Jacqueline Bisset
UK
Best movies:
The Man from Acapulco (1973)
Day for Night (1973)
New Year's Day (2000)
Anthony Andrews
UK
Best movies:
The King's Speech (2010)
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1982) (TV movie)
Columbo (1971) (series)
Ignacio López Tarso
Mexico
Best movies:
Nazarin (1959)
Under the Volcano (1984)
Antonieta (1982)
Katy Jurado
Mexico
Best movies:
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)
High Noon (1952)
The Racers (1955)
James Villiers
UK
Best movies:
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1982) (TV movie)
Murder at the Gallop (1963)
Follow Me! (1972)
Roberto Sosa
Mexico
Best movies:
Man on Fire (2004)
Cabeza de Vaca (1991)
Under the Volcano (1984)
Hugo Stiglitz
Mexico
Best movies:
Pirate Kid (1971)
Under the Volcano (1984)
Instructions Not Included (2013)
Günter Meisner
German Empire
Best movies:
The Tin Drum (1979)
The Bridge at Remagen (1969)
Ace of Aces (1982)
Emilio Fernández
Mexico
Best movies:
The Wild Bunch (1969)
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)
Columbo (1971) (series)
Irene Díaz de Dávila
Best movies:
Under the Volcano (1984)
Eduardo Borbolla
Best movies:
Under the Volcano (1984)
Alberto Olvera
Best movies:
Under the Volcano (1984)
Sergio Calderón
Mexico
Best movies:
Men in Black (1997)
La Chevre (1981)
Under the Volcano (1984)
José René Ruiz
Mexico
Best movies:
Under the Volcano (1984)
Carlos Riquelme
Mexico
Best movies:
Under the Volcano (1984)
Rehearsal for a Crime (1955)
The Milagro Beanfield War (1988)
Isabel Vázquez 'La Chichimeca'
Best movies:
Nazarin (1959)
Under the Volcano (1984)
Ascent to Heaven (1952)
Jack Galloway
Best movies:
If Tomorrow Comes (1986) (series)
A Bridge Too Far (1977)
Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989) (series)
Ugo Moctezuma
Best movies:
Under the Volcano (1984)
Salvador Sánchez
Mexico
Best movies:
Salvador (1986)
Hell (2010)
Letters from Marusia (1976)