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

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

| 1 h 39 min

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.


Credits
  • director
    Donald Brittain
    John Kramer
  • script
    Donald Brittain
    John Kramer
  • producer
    Donald Brittain
    Robert Duncan
  • executive producer
    James de B. Domville
  • photography
    Douglas Kiefer
  • animation camera
    Jacques Avoine
  • sound
    James McCarthy
  • editing
    John Kramer
  • sound editing
    Les Halman
    Abbey Jack Neidik
  • voice
    Richard Burton
  • narrator
    Donald Brittain
  • music
    Alain Clavier
  • re-recording
    Roger Lamoureux

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