Location: BFI Southbank, London
Date: 06.11.25 12pm, 07.12.25 3pm
This Graham Greene adaptation casts Richard Burton as Mr Brown, a hotel owner in Haiti during the island’s descent into terror under the Duvalier regime.
Released in 1967, The Comedians presents a star-studded cast of Richard Burton, Alex Guiness, Elizabeth Taylor, and Peter Ustinov in a gripping expose directed by Peter Glenville. Burton gives an understated yet powerful performance as the hotel owner secretly romancing the wife of a diplomat, portrayed with subtle strength by Elizabeth Taylor.
The Comedians was introduced by James Bell, season co-creator at the BFI.
This film contains scenes of racism.
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