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The Comedians (1967)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... See full summary » Director:Peter Glenville |
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Nominated for Golden Globe.
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Martha Pineda
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Major H. O. Jones
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Ambassador Manuel Pineda
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Mrs. Smith
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Georg Stanford Brown | ... |
Henri Philipot
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Petit Pierre
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Gloria Foster | ... |
Mrs. Philipot
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Dr. Magiot
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Zakes Mokae | ... |
Michel
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Douta Seck | ... |
Joseph
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Raymond St. Jacques | ... |
Captain Concasseur
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Marie Therese
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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. Written by Max Chandler <netropic@speakeasy.org>
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They lie, they cheat, they destroy...they even try to love.Genres:
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(USA) See more »Also Known As:
Les comédiens See more »Box Office
Gross:
$5,200,000 (USA)Company Credits
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UK: | USA: (TCM print)Sound Mix:
70 mm 6-TrackColor:
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2.20 : 1
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This is the first film where Richard Burton was paid more than his wife, Elizabeth Taylor. Burton got $750,000 while Taylor, the first actor to receive a $1 million fee for a single picture, settled for a mere half-a-million. See more »Goofs
Continuity: In the last few shots in the movie, as the Character is leaving the airport, there is initially a departing Vickers VC10 airliner flying overhead from right to left, this changes to a close up, followed by a shot of the same airliner now flying into the distance - unfortunately this is different 4 engine Jetliner, probably a Boeing 707. See more »
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