Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry

Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry (1976)


  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release Date: 1976-01-01
  • User Rating: 5.7/10 from 8 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 40min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: ONF | NFB
  • Production Country: Canada
  • Directors: John Kramer, Donald Brittain.
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Summary

This feature-length Oscar®-nominated documentary focuses on Malcolm Lowry, author of one of the major novels of the 20th century, Under the Volcano. But while Lowry fought a winning battle with words, he lost his battle with alcohol. Shot on location in four countries, the film combines photographs, readings by Richard Burton from the novel and interviews with the people who loved and hated Lowry, to create a vivid portrait of the man.

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  • Richard Burton

    as Malcolm Lowry (voice)
  • Donald Brittain

    as Narrator (voice)
  • Marjorie Bonner

    as herself
  • Arthur Calder-Marshall

    as Himself
  • Albert Russel Erskine

    as Himself
  • John Buchan

    as Himself (Archive Footage)
Directing John Kramer Director
Directing Donald Brittain Director
Writing Donald Brittain Writer

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