Truman, is given a tour of the new capital, an empty shambles called Duvalierville. Smith, a former 'Vegetarian Party' candidate for the Presidency of the United States against Harry S. The government will not allow Jones to leave the island until they are sure the weapons exist. They have paid a down payment, and Jones claims the weapons are impounded in a warehouse in Miami, but the weapons may be imaginary and a confidence trick by Jones. Jones has gained the favour of the new regime, who are keen to receive a supply of arms. When Martha and Brown have an argument, Brown goes to Mere Catherine's brothel where he discovers that not only has Jones been released, but he's a guest of Captain Concasseur and is enjoying the hospitality of Brown's favourite prostitute, Marie Therese ( Cicely Tyson). Brown also has an ongoing affair with Martha ( Elizabeth Taylor), the German-born wife of the Uruguayan ambassador to Haiti, Pineda ( Peter Ustinov). Concasseur and his men rough up and imprison Jones.īrown has been bequeathed a hotel in the capital from his late British mother, but has been unable to sell it in his trip to New York City. Jacques), a law enforcement officer, who notices that the official who invited Jones has been deposed and imprisoned. Upon arrival, Major Jones presents his credentials to Captain Concasseur ( Raymond St. Smith ( Paul Ford and Lillian Gish), an elderly American couple who wish to set up a vegetarian complex for education and nutrition for the locals and the central character, a cynical, washed-up hotel owner named Brown, portrayed by Richard Burton. Jones ( Alec Guinness), a British businessman with a letter of invitation to do business with the government Mr. Four of the alighting passengers are: Major H. ( September 2020) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)Ī ship arrives in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

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