The Comedians (1967)

Starring:

• Richard Burton
• Elizabeth Taylor
• Raymond St. Jacques
• James Earl Jones
• Alec Guinness
• Peter Ustinov
• Paul Ford
• Lillian Gish
• Georg Stanford Brown
• Roscoe Lee Browne
• Gloria Foster
• Zakes Mokae
• Douta Seck
• Cicely Tyson

Storyline

A poor nation can mean riches...for the corrupt. In an absorbing screenplay based on his novel, master of intrigue Graham Greene sets passions both romantic and political against the backdrop of Haiti during the brutal rule of Papa Doc Duvalier. Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor lead a who's who cast of stars who portray diplomats, imposters, adulterers, hangers-on, the indolent, and even a pair of pacifist vegetarians ~ all caught up in the strongman's reign of terror. From the discovery of a dead body at the bottom of a pool to a harrowing showdown with Papa Doc's ruthless secret police. The Comedians tells a story as disturbing and redeeming as mankind's conflicted heart.