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The Comedians (1967)

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Reviews Counted: 5 Fresh: 2  Rotten:3 Average Rating: 6/10

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Runtime: 2 hrs 28 mins

Synopsis: Yet another of the Taylor/Burton sagas which seem to have running times as long in length as the relationship is tenuous. Political drama adapted by Graham Greene from his novel, about an odd assortment of characters living and coping in 1960s Haiti, under the regime of dictator "Papa Doc"... Yet another of the Taylor/Burton sagas which seem to have running times as long in length as the relationship is tenuous. Political drama adapted by Graham Greene from his novel, about an odd assortment of characters living and coping in 1960s Haiti, under the regime of dictator "Papa Doc" Duvalier, and his infamous secret police, the Ton Ton Macoute. [More]

Genre: Dramas

Starring: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Alec Guinness, Peter Ustinov, Paul Ford

Director: Peter Glenville
Screenwriter: Graham Greene
Producer: Peter Glenville
Composer: Laurence Rosenthal

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May 26, 1993

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Far more interesting to deconstruct than to watch.

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4/5

Underrated version of Graham Greene's novel with a strong cast.

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