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The Comedians (1967)
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150 min | Drama

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The Comedians (1967)

Approved

150 min | Drama

A cynical Welsh hotel owner secretly romances a diplomat's wife in Haiti, under the violent reign of the despot "Papa Doc" Duvalier.

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Director

Peter Glenville

Writer

Graham Greene (novel "The Comedians") (screenplay)

Producer

Peter Glenville

Composer

Laurence Rosenthal

Cinematographer

Henri Decaë (as Henri Decae)

Editor

Françoise Javet

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Release date

Oct 31, 1967 (United States)

Awards

3 wins & 1 nomination

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Cast	+ Add Cast
18 cast members

Name	Known for
Richard Burton Brown Brown See fewer	Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
Elizabeth Taylor Martha Pineda Martha Pineda See fewer	Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
Alec Guinness Major H. O. Jones Major H. O. Jones See fewer	Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
Peter Ustinov Ambassador Manuel Pineda Ambassador Manuel Pineda See fewer	Spartacus (1960)
Paul Ford Smith Smith See fewer	It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
Lillian Gish Mrs. Smith Mrs. Smith See fewer	The Night of the Hunter (1955)
Georg Stanford Brown Henri Philipot Henri Philipot See fewer	Stir Crazy (1980)
Roscoe Lee Browne Petit Pierre Petit Pierre See fewer	The Cowboys (1972)
Gloria Foster Mrs. Philipot Mrs. Philipot See fewer	The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
James Earl Jones Dr. Magiot Dr. Magiot See fewer	Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
Zakes Mokae Michel Michel See fewer	The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988)
Douta Seck Joseph Joseph See fewer	En résidence surveillée (1981)
Raymond St. Jacques Captain Concasseur Captain Concasseur See fewer	They Live (1988)
Cicely Tyson Marie Therese Marie Therese See fewer	The Help (2011)
Thomas Baptiste Haitian Soldier (uncredited) Haitian Soldier (uncredited) See fewer	The Wild Geese (1978)
Make Bray Haitian Soldier (uncredited) Haitian Soldier (uncredited) See fewer	Super Fly (1972)
Robin Langford Angelito Pineda (uncredited) Angelito Pineda (uncredited) See fewer	The Tripods (1984)
Dennis Alaba Peters César (uncredited) César (uncredited) See fewer	Department S (1969)

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