The Comedians
The Comedians

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Set in the Haiti of "Papa Doc" Duvalier, this movie 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.... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in The Comedians:

Richard Burton
Elizabeth Taylor
Alec Guinness
Peter Ustinov
Paul Ford
Lillian Gish

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Set in the Haiti of "Papa Doc" Duvalier, this movie 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.

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Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) - 6/10 by Ken HankeUnderrated version of Graham Greene's novel with a strong cast.
Time Out - 5/10 by Geoff AndrewA sadly inept adaptation of Graham Greene's novel.
Variety - 4/10 by Variety StaffA plodding, low-key, and eventually tedious melodrama.
User Review - 8/10 by Roger FOne of Dick and Liz's best films - great background to the Haiti situation - passionate insane love in a passionate insane country
User Review - 8/10 by Tina SMuch better the second time around. A film with a lot of depth that you have to see more than once. It has some problems but it's a very good film.
User Review - 8/10 by Michael SA facinating story by Grahame Green is given all star-treatment. ElizabethTaylor may be no Meryl Streep when in comes to foreign accents, but I still find myself missing her, when she is not there. Paul Ford and Lilian Gish really deserves the acting honors here.
User Review - 6/10 by Scott RFascinating but endlessly talky tale about a group of privileged classed people in Haiti in the mid-60s who slowly begin to realize that the power to defeat Francois "Papa Doc" Duvalier lies in the hands of the people. A pretty good 148 minute film that would've made a knockout of a 90 minute film. Excellent cast.
User Review - 6/10 by Allan CRichard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor vehicle based around a Graham Greene novel, which the author adapted himself, though this one is a far cry from "The Third Man" or "The Fallen Idol." The story revolves around Burton romancing a diplomat's wife, Taylor, in a Papa Doc led Haiti that's ruled by terror. It's actually a setting that seems ripe for a Green story of political intrigue and personal character dynamics, but the characters are not compelling and the story has a dull pace, but the film's terrific cast (Alec Guinness, Peter Ustinov, Lillian Gish, Georg Stanford Brown, Roscoe Lee Browne, Gloria Foster, James Earl Jones, Zakes Mokae, Cicely Tyson, Raymond St. Jacques) manage to keep it watchable. There's also a fine score by Laurence Rosenthal that also help with the atmosphere. Overall, the film is worth checking out for fans of Liz and Dick, but don't watch the film if you're looking for a fine Graham Greene tale.
User Review - 6/10 by Christopher AA bit confused and could have been cut into a tighter whole but an interesting document of a time and place that hasn't gotten a lot of treatment certainly not with a cast of this caliber. Leads are fine but the supporting cast of Guinness, Gish, Ford and Ustinov wrap it up.
User Review - 6/10 by Lee MProducer-director Peter Glenville's pic, scripted by Graham Greene [from his own novel], is a plodding, low-key, and eventually tedious melodrama, with an absolutely fantastic cast.

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