Under the Volcano

Under the Volcano is a 1984 drama film directed by John Huston, based on Malcolm Lowry's semi-autobiographical 1947 novel. It stars Albert Finney, Jacqueline Bisset, and Anthony Andrews, and features Ignacio López Tarso, Katy Jurado and Emilio Fernández in supporting roles. The film follows 24 hours in the life of Geoffrey Firmin (Finney), an alcoholic British former consul in the small Mexican town of Quauhnahuac on the Day of the Dead in 1938.