The Comedians

Oct 31, 1967

2h 32m

★ 6.1

They lie, they cheat, they destroy… they even try to love

Overview

American and British tourists get caught up in political unrest in Haiti.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Maximillian Productions

Trianon Films

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

The Comedians Trailers

Cast

Brown

Richard Burton

Martha Pineda

Elizabeth Taylor

Major H. O. Jones

Alec Guinness

Ambassador Manuel Pineda

Peter Ustinov

Smith

Paul Ford

Mrs. Smith

Lillian Gish

Henri Philipot

Georg Stanford Brown

Petit Pierre

Roscoe Lee Browne

Mrs. Philipot

Gloria Foster

Dr. Magiot

James Earl Jones

Michel

Zakes Mokae

Joseph

Douta Seck

Yuri Orlov is a globetrotting arms dealer and, through some of the deadliest war zones, he struggles to stay one step ahead of a relentless Interpol agent, his business rivals and even some of his customers who include many of the world's most notorious dictators. Finally, he must also face his own conscience.

7.6

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5.4

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6.3

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5.9

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6.8

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7.2

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5.9

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7.1

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6.6

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6.4

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5.3

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6.4

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6.7

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0.0

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7.8

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0.0

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7.2

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