Cast [ edit ] Richard Burton as Brown. They are men afraid of love, afraid of pain, afraid of fear itself......more It’s typically Greene story of romance in a time of political upheaval. Brown the hotelier, Smith the innocent American, and Jones the confidence man—these are the “comedians” of Greene’s title. He wrote five plays and almost all of his novels, including "Brighton Rock", "The Ministry of Fear" and "The End of the Affair… In the Taylor/Burton collection I took out from the library to review ‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf’ was a 1967 adaptation of Graham Greene’s novel ‘The Comedians’ by Green and staring Alec Guinness and Peter Ustinov. Georg Stanford Brown as Henri Philipot. Novelist and screenwriter Graham Greene based The Comedians on his ... which has an echo in the rebellion led by Philipot's nephew Henri in the movie. Roscoe Lee Browne as Petit Pierre. Original Score: 4/5 Top Critic. Underrated version of Graham Greene's novel with a strong cast. The Comedians ( 45 ) 6.4 2h 31min 1967 NR This is an all-star adaptation of Graham Green's novel about the political nightmare that was Haiti under "Papa Doc" Duvalier. Alec Guinness as Major Jones. Paul Ford as Mr. Smith. It was a box office flop in 1967 and is pretty much forgotten today. FULL SYNOPSIS. The story concerns the residents of a once-posh hotel in Haiti and the fate of the country's people under the despotic dictator Papa Doc Duvalier. Moreover, I don't think it was a good idea for Graham Greene to write the script as well - based on his own book. Synopsis. That's sad, because this is an important film. Gloria Foster as Mrs. Philipot. (A review of the film can be found here.) The lady in the book is the mistress of a broken-down Haitian hotel owner who broods about politics and religion and, mostly, his mistress. Peter Ustinov as Ambassador Pineda. The story concerns the residents of a once-posh hotel in Haiti and the fate of the country's people under the despotic dictator Papa Doc Duvalier. now playing Comedians, The (1967) -- (Movie Clip) Our Greatest Achievement! The humorous title of this story taken from the novel by Graham Greene gives the viewer the wrong impression. The story is compelling, the cast is superb, and the island settings gave the film a real feeling of authenticity. Hiding behind their actors’ masks, they hesitate on the edge of life. Graham Greene didn't write much of a woman's role into his novel "The Comedians," but, wow, did that change fast when Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor bought the property. Graham Greene (I) (1904–1991) Graham Greene was one of the greatest novelists of the 20th century and his influence on the cinema and theatre was enormous. Greene (1904-1991) found himself needing the money… Peter Glenville's "The Comedians" is a very difficult film for the average viewer. Lillian Gish as Mrs. Smith. Movie Info The humorous title of this story taken from the novel by Graham Greene gives the viewer the wrong impression. This film is an excellent attempt to bring Graham Greene's novel, The Comedians, to the screen. Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times. The cast promised much but delivered less, especially Elizabeth Taylor, whom Greene described as 'hell'. Elizabeth Taylor as Martha Pineda. Graham Greene's The Comedians (1966) opens as the Medea ship makes its way to Port-Au-Prince, Haiti with a rich assortment of passengers aboard, including a former presidential candidate, a military “expert,” and a hotelier named Brown who dubs all of them comedians—his rationale: Now that I approached the end of life it was only my… Review of Graham Greene's 'The Comedians'... Graham Greene's The Comedians is one of a number of his novels to have been produced for the big screen.