United States / May 15, 1987 / PG-13
Telling the truth can be dangerous business.
1h 47min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
Two terrible lounge singers get booked to play a gig in a Moroccan hotel but somehow become pawns in an international power play between the CIA, the Emir of Ishtar, and the rebels trying to overthrow his regime.
Main cast
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| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Aharon Ipalé | Emir Yousef |
| Fijad Hageb | Abdul |
| David Margulies | Mr. Clarke |
| Rose Arrick | Mrs. Clarke |
| Julie Garfield | Dorothy |
| Cristine Rose | Siri Darma |
| Robert V. Girolami | Bartender |
| Abe Kroll | Mr. Thomopoulos |
| Hannah Kroll | Mrs. Thomopoulos |
| Herb Gardner | Rabbi Pierce |
| Bill Moor | U.S. Consul |
| Edgar Smith | Prof. Barnes |
| J.C. Cutler | Omar |
| Bill Bailey | Gen. Westlake |
| Ian Gray | Manager Chez Casablanca |
| Maati Zaari | Porter |
| Larbi Bouhaddane | Taxi Driver |
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| Fred Melamed | Caid of Assari |
| Ron Berglas | CIA Agent |
| Neil Zevnik | CIA Agent |
| Matt Frewer | CIA Agent |
| Alex Hyde-White | CIA Agent |
| Stefan Gryff | KGB Agent |
| Alexei Jawdokimov | KGB Agent |
| Phillip Schopper | Waiter |
| Aziz Ben Driss | Waiter Chez Casablanca |
| Kamarr | Maitre D'Chez Casablanca |
| Eddy Nedari | Mohamad. the Camel Seller |
| Nayef Rashed | Mohamad. the Camel Seller |
| George Masri | Mohamad. the Camel Seller |
| Warren Clarke | English Gunrunner |
| Arthur Brauss | German Gunrunner |
| Sumar Khan | Ishtari Gunrunner |
| Jon Paul Morgan | Djellabah Seller |
| Nadim Sawalha | Rug Shop Owner / Camel Seller |
| Haluk Bilginer | Guerrilla leader |
| Mark Ryan | Screamin' Honkers |
| Stuart Abramson | Screamin' Honkers |
| John Freudenheim | Screamin' Honkers |
| Bruce Gordon | Screamin' Honkers |
| Paul Standig | The Swing |
| Joseph Gmerek | The Swing |
| John Trumpbour | The Swing |
| Marie Jean-Charles | Teacher's Daughters |
| Patrice Jean-Charles | Teacher's Daughters |
| Danielle Jean-Charles | Teacher's Daughters |
| Dylan Baker | Aghast Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
| Ahmed Boulane | Guerilla (uncredited) |
| Jon Hayden | Bar Patron (uncredited) |
| Tony D. Head | Street Person (uncredited) |
| Frank Patton III | Rescue Cop (uncredited) |
| Cliff Taylor | CIA Agent (uncredited) |
| Michael Vaccaro | Marty Freed's Assistant (uncredited) |
Genres
ComedyAdventure
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Ishtar |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Columbia Pictures, Delphi V |
| Official site | sonypictures.com |
| Release date | 15 maggio 1987 |
| Production | Warren Beatty, David L. MacLeod, Nigel Wooll |
| Writer | Elaine May |
| Casting | Jeremy Zimmermann, Noel Davis, Howard Feuer |
| Editing | Stephen A. Rotter, Richard P. Cirincione, William Reynolds, William S. Scharf, Richard Friedlander, William Kruzykowski, Joseph Gutowski, J. Kathleen Gibson |
| Cinematography | Vittorio Storaro, Keith Hamshere, Tom Prate, Nicola Percorini, Mauro Pezzotti, Paul Beeson, Adam Dale, Peter Anderson, Andrew D. Schwartz, Enrico Umetelli, Riccardo Umetelli, Steve Parker, Kerry Hayes, Giuseppe Alberti, Fabio Zamarion, Mauro Marchetti |
| Assistant directors | Lee Cleary, Marcia Gay, James W. Skotchdopole, Ahmed Hatimi, Don French, Louis D'Esposito, Elaine May, Stefan Zürcher, Ken Rudnick, Ahmed Boulane, Karen Hale Wookey, Michael D. Moore |
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Release dates
Theatrical release
Ireland / Nov 27, 1987 / PG
Austria / Dec 01, 1987 / 12
Germany / Dec 10, 1987 / 12
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Netherlands / Dec 10, 1987 / 6
Physical media
Czechia / Jan 01, 1995 / 18+
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