The Comedians (film)

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The Comedians
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Directed by	Peter Glenville
Produced by	Peter Glenville
Written by	Graham Greene
Starring	Elizabeth Taylor Richard Burton Alec Guinness Peter Ustinov
Music by	Laurence Rosenthal
Cinematography	Henri Decaë
Editing by	Aram Avakian
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date(s)	1967
Running time	UK:150 min / USA:152 min
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The Comedians is a 1967 film directed and produced by Peter Glenville, based on a novel by Graham Greene, starred by Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor and Alec Guinness. Paul Ford and Lillian Gish have supporting roles as a Presidential candidate and wife.

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Set in the Haiti of "Papa Doc" Duvalier, the film tells the story of a sardonic white hotel owner and his encroaching fatalism as he watches Haiti sink into barbarism.