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The Comedians

Play trailer Poster for The Comedians 1967,  2h 28m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 22% 9 Reviews Tomatometer 47% 500+ Ratings Popcornmeter
22% Tomatometer 9 Reviews 47% Popcornmeter 500+ Ratings
An English hotel owner (Richard Burton) woos a diplomat's wife (Elizabeth Taylor) and goads an arms dealer (Alec Guinness) in "Papa Doc" Duvalier's Haiti.

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Variety Staff Variety Mar 26, 2009
A plodding, low-key, and eventually tedious melodrama. Go to Full Review
Geoff Andrew Time Out Jun 24, 2006
A sadly inept adaptation of Graham Greene's novel. Go to Full Review
Bosley Crowther New York Times May 9, 2005
2.5/5
It is conventional and obvious, indeed, and is rendered no better or more beguiling by some rather superfluous additions of amorous scenes. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Mar 25, 2012
C+
Uninspired political drama. Go to Full Review
Walter Chaw Film Freak Central Feb 8, 2007
1.5/4
Far more interesting to deconstruct than to watch. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Jun 30, 2005
2/5
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Hermione R Feb 9, 2017 Very strong cast in screen adaptation of the Graham Green novel.
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Cast & Crew

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Peter Glenville

Director

Elizabeth Taylor

Martha Pineda

Richard Burton

Brown

Alec Guinness

Major H. O. Jones

Peter Ustinov

Ambassador Manuel Pineda

Paul Ford

Smith

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The Comedians

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Movie Info

Synopsis An English hotel owner (Richard Burton) woos a diplomat's wife (Elizabeth Taylor) and goads an arms dealer (Alec Guinness) in "Papa Doc" Duvalier's Haiti.
Director
Peter Glenville
Producer
Peter Glenville
Screenwriter
Graham Greene
Distributor
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 31, 1967, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 1, 2008
Runtime
2h 28m
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