The Comedians
A disillusioned American and a British expatriate navigate the chaos of political upheaval in Haiti as their personal obsessions collide with the country's turbulent fate.
“They lie, they cheat, they destroy… they even try to love”
Synopsis
American and British tourists get caught up in political unrest in Haiti.
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Principal cast & crew: 17
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Edited by Francoise JavetShot by Henri DecaeScored by Laurence Rosenthal
Box Office
1967 · Box office
Grossed $5.2M worldwide
Worldwide gross
$5.2M
Also known as
- Die Stunde der Komödiantende
- Los comedianteses
- Les Comédiensfr
- I commediantiit
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Cast & Crew
17 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Richard Burton
as Brown
Elizabeth Taylor
as Martha Pineda
Alec Guinness
as Major H. O. Jones
Elizabeth Taylor Nm0000072
as Martha Pineda
Peter Ustinov
as Ambassador Manuel Pineda
Paul Ford
as Smith
Lillian Gish
as Mrs. Smith
Georg Stanford Brown
as Henri Philipot
Roscoe Lee Browne
as Petit Pierre
Gloria Foster
as Mrs. Philipot
James Earl Jones
as Dr. Magiot
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1Writers
2Producers
1Other crew
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