The Comedians

The Comedians

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1967-10-31

Languages:

English, French, Haitian, Spanish

Countries:

USA, France

Runtime:

150 min

Rated:

APPROVED

IMDB Ratings:

6.5 (1311 Reviews)

Director:

Peter Glenville

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Graham Greene (novel)

Graham Greene (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Set in the Haiti of "Papa Doc" Duvalier, The Comedians tells the story of a sardonic Welsh hotel owner and his encroaching fatalism as he watches Haiti sink into barbarism and poverty. Complications include his inability to sell the hotel so he can leave, a friendship with a rebel leader, some politically "charged" hotel guests, an affair with the German-born wife of a South American ambassador, and the manipulations of a British arms dealer who's in over his head.

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