Notes

• Title from container
• Based on the novel by Malcolm Lowry
• Previously released as a motion picture in 1984
• Accompanying booklet features essay by Christian Viviani
• Special features on Disc 1: Audio commentaries by Michael Fitzgerald, Wieland Schulz-Keil, and Moritz Borman on the film, by Guy Gallo on selected scenes, and by Danny Huston on the main title sequence ; Theatrical trailer
• Special features on Disc 2: Interview with Jacqueline Bisset (2007) ; Notes from Under the volcano (60 min. documentary on the film’s production, 1984) directed by Gary Conklin ; Volcano, an inquiry into the life and death of Malcolm Lowry (99 min. documentary about author Malcolm Lowry, 1976) narrated by Richard Burton ; Audio interview with John Huston (1984)
• Editor, Roberto Silvi
• Albert Finney, Jacqueline Bisset, Anthony Andrews
• Withering from alcoholism, British consul Geoffrey Firmin stumbles through a small Mexican village amidst the Day of the Dead fiesta, attempting to reconnect with his estranged wife, but only further alienating himself
• DVD; NTSC, region 1; Dobly digital mono; widescreen (1.78: 1 aspect ratio)
• Optional English subtitles