Directed by:
Peter GlenvilleScreenplay:
Graham GreeneCinematography:
Henri DecaëComposer:
Laurence RosenthalCast:
Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, Alec Guinness, Peter Ustinov, Paul Ford, Lillian Gish, Georg Stanford Brown, Roscoe Lee Browne, Gloria Foster (more)VOD (1)
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Set in the Haiti of "Papa Doc" Duvalier, The Comedians tells the story of a sardonic white hotel owner and his encroaching fatalism as he watches Haiti sink into barbarism. Complications include a friendship with a rebel leader, politically "charged" hotel guests, an affair with the wife of a European ambassador, and the manipulations of a conniving British arms dealer. (official distributor synopsis)
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Richard Burton
UK
Best movies:
The Longest Day (1962)
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
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Elizabeth Taylor
UK
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Alec Guinness
UK
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Peter Ustinov
UK
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Paul Ford
USA
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Lillian Gish
USA
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Georg Stanford Brown
Cuba
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Roscoe Lee Browne
USA
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Gloria Foster
USA
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James Earl Jones
USA
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Cicely Tyson
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Zakes Mokae
South Africa
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François Maistre
France
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The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)
Belle de Jour (1967)
Raymond St. Jacques
USA
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Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
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Douta Seck
Best movies:
The Comedians (1967)
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Robin Langford
UK
Best movies:
The Comedians (1967)
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Make Bray
Best movies:
The Comedians (1967)
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