

Drama
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.
Top Cast


Albert Finney
Albert Finney
Geoffrey Firmin
Albert Finney
Geoffrey Firmin


Jacqueline Bisset
Jacqueline Bisset
Yvonne Firmin
Jacqueline Bisset
Yvonne Firmin


Anthony Andrews
Anthony Andrews
Hugh Firmin
Anthony Andrews
Hugh Firmin


Ignacio López Tarso
Ignacio López Tarso
Dr. Vigil
Ignacio López Tarso
Dr. Vigil


Katy Jurado
Katy Jurado
Senora Gregoria
Katy Jurado
Senora Gregoria


James Villiers
James Villiers
Brit
James Villiers
Brit
Dawson Bray
Dawson Bray
Quincey
Dawson Bray
Quincey


Carlos Riquelme
Carlos Riquelme
Bustamante
Carlos Riquelme
Bustamante
Jim McCarthy
Jim McCarthy
Gringo
Jim McCarthy
Gringo


José René Ruiz
José René Ruiz
Dwarf
José René Ruiz
Dwarf
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