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The Comedians (1967)

Director: Peter Glenville

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A sadly inept adaptation of Graham Greene's novel (script by Greene himself) about turmoil in Haiti under Papa Doc, with a group of English-speaking stereotypes going through the usual intrigues, despair and romance. The main problem is that Glenville's lumbering direction concentrates so much on Dick, Liz and trivia. Only the performances of Gish, Ford and Guinness give any relief from the endless battery of clichés.

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Director: Peter Glenville

Producer: Peter Glenville

Cast: Richard Burton, Alec Guinness, Elizabeth Taylor, Peter Ustinov, Paul Ford, Lillian Gish, Raymond St Jacques, Cicely Tyson full cast

Duration: 156 mins


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