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2 videodiscs (112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet.
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.
Janus Films ; Ithaca Enterprises ; a film by John Huston ; directed by John Huston ; producers, Wieland Schulz-Keil and Moritz Borman ; screenwriter, Guy Gallo.
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).
Albert Finney, Jacqueline Bisset, Anthony Andrews.
DVD; NTSC, region 1; Dobly digital mono; widescreen (1.78:1 aspect ratio).
Subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).
Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 410