Released:
1976-01-01

Overview:
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.

Directors:
Donald Brittain, John Kramer

Runtime:
1h 40min

Genre:
Documentary

• Cast:
• 
  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