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Under the Volcano is a novel by English writer Malcolm Lowry (1909–1957) published in 1947. The novel tells the story of Geoffrey Firmin, an alcoholic British consul in the Mexican city of Quauhnahuac, on the Day of the Dead in November 1938.
- Malcolm Lowry
- 1947
Jun 13, 1984 · Under the Volcano: Directed by John Huston. With Albert Finney, Jacqueline Bisset, Anthony Andrews, Ignacio López Tarso. A day in the life of a self-destructive British consul in Mexico on the eve of World War II.
- (6.3K)
- Drama
- John Huston
- 1984-06-13
On the most fateful day of the consul's life—the Day of the Dead—his wife, Yvonne, arrives in Quauhnahuac, inspired by a vision of life together away from Mexico and the circumstances that have driven their relationship to the brink of collapse.
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- Paperback
- Malcolm Lowry
Under the Volcano, masterwork of Malcolm Lowry, published in 1947 and reissued in 1962. Set in Mexico in the late 1930s, Under the Volcano is the story of the last desperate day in the life of Geoffrey Firmin, a dispirited alcoholic and former British consul.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
A film adaptation of Malcolm Lowry's novel about a British consul's last day of drinking in Mexico. Albert Finney gives a remarkable performance as the drunken consul, while Jacqueline Bisset and Anthony Andrews play his wife and half-brother.
A 1984 adaptation of Malcolm Lowry's novel about a doomed British consul in Mexico on the eve of World War II. Starring Albert Finney, Jacqueline Bisset, and directed by John Huston, the film features commentary, interviews, and documentaries.
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Under the Volcano follows the final day in the life of self-destructive British consul Geoffrey Firmin (Albert Finney, in an Oscar-nominated tour de force) on the eve of World War II.
