The Comedians

"They lie, they cheat, they destroy… they even try to love"

1967 2h 32m EN

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6.1

MID

★6.1TMDB · 48

Drama

Synopsis

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American and British tourists get caught up in political unrest in Haiti.

“They lie, they cheat, they destroy… they even try to love”

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Cast

Richard Burton
Brown
Elizabeth Taylor
Martha Pineda
Alec Guinness
Major H. O. Jones
Peter Ustinov
Ambassador Manuel Pineda
Paul Ford
Smith
Lillian Gish
Mrs. Smith
Georg Stanford Brown
Henri Philipot
Roscoe Lee Browne
Petit Pierre

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Peter Glenville
Writers: Graham Greene
Languages: English, Haitian; Haitian Creole, Spanish, French
Countries: United States of America, France

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 152 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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2 / 8

ERA

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59 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 4 languages: English, Haitian; Haitian Creole, Spanish, French.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United States of America, France.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Peter Glenville, shot by Henri Decaë. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Laurence Rosenthal. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Françoise Javet shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor and Alec Guinness carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Peter Glenville directs. Henri Decaë behind the camera. Laurence Rosenthal scores. Françoise Javet cuts. Produced in United States of America, France. Dialogue in English, Haitian; Haitian Creole, Spanish, French.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Clocks in at 152 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
259 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Dialogue crosses 4 languages: English, Haitian; Haitian Creole, Spanish, French.
4International production across 2 countries: United States of America, France.
5Directed by Peter Glenville, shot by Henri Decaë. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Laurence Rosenthal. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Françoise Javet shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor and Alec Guinness carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "They lie, they cheat, they destroy… they even try to love".
10IMDB entry: tt0061502 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Only 48 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.