The Comedians
– Set in the Haiti of "Papa Doc" Duvalier, The Comedians tells the story of a sardonic white hotel own..
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.
31 Oct 1967
English, French, Haitian, Spanish
Peter Glenville
Graham Greene (novel), Graham Greene (screenplay)
Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, Alec Guinness, Peter Ustinov
Set in the Haiti of "Papa Doc" Duvalier, The Comedians tells the story of a sardonic Welsh hotel owner and his encroaching fatalism as he watches Haiti sink into barbarism and poverty. Complications include his inability to sell the hotel so he can leave, a friendship with a rebel leader, some politically "charged" hotel guests, an affair with the German-born wife of a South American ambassador, and the manipulations of a British arms dealer who's in over his head.
Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 3 wins.
MGM