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The Comedians (1967 film), the Glossary

The Comedians is a 1967 American political drama film directed and produced by British filmmaker Peter Glenville, based on the 1966 novel of the same name by Graham Greene, who also wrote the screenplay.^[1]

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1960s political drama films
Films based on works by Graham Greene
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Films set in Haiti
Films shot in Benin
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A Man for All Seasons (1966 film)

A Man for All Seasons is a 1966 British historical drama film directed and produced by Fred Zinnemann, adapted by Robert Bolt from his play of the same name.

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Academy Awards

The Academy Awards of Merit, commonly known as the Oscars or Academy Awards, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the film industry.

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African Americans

African Americans, also known as Black Americans or Afro-Americans, are an ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from any of the Black racial groups of Africa.

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Alec Guinness

Sir Alec Guinness (born Alec Guinness de Cuffe; 2 April 1914 – 5 August 2000) was an English actor.

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Aram Avakian

Aram A. Avakian (April 23, 1926 – January 17, 1987) was an American film editor and director.

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Aubelin Jolicoeur

Aubelin Jolicoeur (April 30, 1924 – February 14, 2005) was a Haitian journalist and columnist who frequented Haiti's Hotel Oloffson for 40 years.

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Becket (1964 film)

Becket is a 1964 British historical drama film about the historic, tumultuous relationship between Henry II of England and his friend-turned-bishop Thomas Becket. The Comedians (1967 film) and Becket (1964 film) are films directed by Peter Glenville and films scored by Laurence Rosenthal.

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Benin

Benin (Bénin, Benɛ, Benen), officially the Republic of Benin (République du Bénin), and also known as Dahomey, is a country in West Africa.

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Blackface

Blackface is the practice of performers using burnt cork or theatrical makeup to portray a caricature of black people on stage or in entertainment.

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Bosley Crowther

Francis Bosley Crowther Jr. (July 13, 1905 – March 7, 1981) was an American journalist, writer, and film critic for The New York Times for 27 years.

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Brothel

A brothel, bordello, bawdy house, ranch, house of ill repute, house of ill fame, or whorehouse is a place where people engage in sexual activity with prostitutes.

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Burma campaign

The Burma campaign was a series of battles fought in the British colony of Burma.

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Cabaret, Haiti

Cabaret (Kabarè) is a commune in the Arcahaie Arrondissement, in the Ouest department of Haiti.

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Chicago Sun-Times

The Chicago Sun-Times is a daily nonprofit newspaper published in Chicago, Illinois, United States.

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Cicely Tyson

Cecily Louise "Cicely" Tyson (December 19, 1924January 28, 2021) was an American actress known for her portrayal of strong African-American women.

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Commando

Royal Marines from 40 Commando on patrol in the Sangin area of Afghanistan are picturedA commando is a combatant, or operative of an elite light infantry or special operations force, specially trained for carrying out raids and operating in small teams behind enemy lines.

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Drag (entertainment)

Drag is a performance of exaggerated femininity, masculinity, or other forms of gender expression, usually for entertainment purposes.

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Duvalier dynasty

The Duvalier dynasty (Dynastie des Duvalier, Dinasti Duvalier) was an autocratic hereditary dictatorship in Haiti that lasted almost 29 years, from 1957 until 1986, spanning the rule of the father-and-son duo Dr. François Duvalier (Papa Doc) and Jean-Claude Duvalier (Baby Doc).

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Elizabeth Taylor

Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor (27 February 1932 – 23 March 2011) was a British and American actress.

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Fandango Media, LLC is an American ticketing company that sells movie tickets via their website and their mobile app.

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François Duvalier

François Duvalier (14 April 190721 April 1971), also known as Papa Doc, was a Haitian politician who served as the president of Haiti from 1957 until his death in 1971.

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French Riviera

The French Riviera, known in French as the i (Còsta d'Azur), is the Mediterranean coastline of the southeast corner of France.

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Georg Stanford Brown

Georg Stanford Brown (born June 24, 1943) is an American actor and director, perhaps best known as one of the stars of the ABC police television series The Rookies from 1972 to 1976.

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Gloria Foster

Gloria Foster (November 15, 1933 – September 29, 2001) was an American actress.

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Golden Globe Awards

The Golden Globe Awards are accolades bestowed for excellence in both American and international film and television.

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Graham Greene

Henry Graham Greene (2 October 1904 – 3 April 1991) was an English writer and journalist regarded by many as one of the leading novelists of the 20th century.

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Haiti

Haiti, officially the Republic of Haiti, is a country on the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and south of The Bahamas.

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Harry S. Truman

Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884December 26, 1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953.

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Henri Decaë

Henri Decaë (31 July 1915 – 7 March 1987) was a French cinematographer who entered the film industry as a sound engineer and sound editor.

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Hotel

A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis.

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IMDb

IMDb (an acronym for Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television series, podcasts, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and personal biographies, plot summaries, trivia, ratings, and fan and critical reviews.

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James Earl Jones

James Earl Jones (born January 17, 1931) is an American actor.

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Laurence Rosenthal

Laurence Rosenthal (born November 4, 1926) is an American composer, arranger, and conductor for theater, television, film, and the concert hall.

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Lillian Gish

Lillian Diana Gish (October 14, 1893 – February 27, 1993) was an American actress.

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List of American films of 1967

This is a list of American films released in 1967.

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (also known as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, commonly shortened to MGM), is an American media company specializing in film and television production and distribution based in Beverly Hills, California.

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National Board of Review

The National Board of Review of Motion Pictures is a non-profit organization of New York City area film enthusiasts.

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National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actor

The National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actor is one of the annual film awards given (since 1954) by the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures.

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Paul Ford

Paul Ford Weaver (November 2, 1901 – April 12, 1976) was an American character actor and comedic actor who came to specialize in portraying authority figures whose ineptitude and pompous demeanor were played for comic effect, notably as Mayor George Shinn in the 1957 Broadway musical comedy play, followed five years later by repeating in the feature film version The Music Man (1962), (starring Robert Preston and Shirley Jones), and on television as U.S.

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Peter Glenville

Peter Glenville (born Peter Patrick Brabazon Browne; 28 October 19133 June 1996) was an English theatre and film director, and actor.

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Peter Ustinov

Sir Peter Alexander Ustinov (born Peter Alexander Freiherr von Ustinov; 16 April 192128 March 2004) was a British actor, director and writer.

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Political drama

A political drama can describe a play, film or TV program that has a political component, whether reflecting the author's political opinion, or describing a politician or series of political events.

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Port-au-Prince

Port-au-Prince (Pòtoprens) is the capital and most populous city of Haiti.

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Raymond St. Jacques

Raymond St.

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Rebellion

Rebellion is a violent uprising against one's government.

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Republic of Dahomey

The Republic of Dahomey (République du Dahomey), simply known as Dahomey, was established on 4 December 1958, as a self-governing colony within the French Community.

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Richard Burton

Richard Burton (born Richard Walter Jenkins Jr.; 10 November 1925 – 5 August 1984) was a Welsh actor.

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Robert Shaw (actor)

Robert Archibald Shaw (9 August 1927 – 28 August 1978) was an English actor, novelist, playwright and screenwriter.

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Roger Ebert

Roger Joseph Ebert (June 18, 1942 – April 4, 2013) was an American film critic, film historian, journalist, essayist, screenwriter, and author.

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Roscoe Lee Browne

Roscoe Lee Browne (May 2, 1922 – April 11, 2007) was an American actor and director.

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Rotten Tomatoes

Rotten Tomatoes is an American review-aggregation website for film and television.

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The Comedians (1966) is a novel by Graham Greene.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Comedians_(1967_film)

Also known as The Comedians in Africa.

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See also

1960s political drama films

Films based on works by Graham Greene

Films directed by Peter Glenville

Films set in Haiti

Films shot in Benin

Films with screenplays by Graham Greene

References