Under the Volcano
1984 · 112 MIN · IMDB 6.8 · 6,491 VOTES · DIR. John Huston
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,306 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:22 **[Symphonic: Modernist, Folkloric ]
00:09:28 Las Manos de Orlac. The Hands ofOrlac, no?
00:12:58 Called the sinarquistas, if I'm not mistaken.
00:16:22 [ Gasping, Chattering ]
00:22:38 It just isn't done, Fernando.
00:27:27 Do you remember that Strauss song, Geoffrey, called "All Soul's Day"?
00:31:29 Strychnine.
00:37:32 I'll strangle that damn cat with my bare hands.
00:43:19 [ Both Laugh ]
00:46:53 - Is that right, old man? - Quite right.
00:50:46 [ Moaning, Shuddering ]
00:54:45 "One cannot live without love."
00:58:24 Nemesis: a pleasant ride!"
01:02:04 -Think. - Bustamante's.
01:05:12 You can ever think of it.
01:09:50 [ Gasping ]
01:14:23 *To take you *
01:17:47 Bears your guilt as well, doesn't he?
01:21:50 Nothing but tall pines. No phones, no electricity.
01:25:23 [ Coins Jingling, Clattering In Dish ]
01:29:44 [ Laughing, Speaking Spanish ]
01:36:16 - **[ Continues ] - [ Chattering, Laughing Continue ]
01:41:40 - [ Laughing ] - Decidedly not.
01:45:05 Como chingado te llamas?
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,306
Dialogue density11.7 lines / min
First line00:00:22
Final line01:45:05
Production Record
DirectorJohn Huston
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes6,491