Ishtar (1987)
Overview
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $51,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $14,375,181.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 5.068 |
Directed By
Elaine May
Crew
Richard P. Cirincione
Stephen A. Rotter
Elaine May
Warren Beatty
Vittorio Storaro
Dave Grusin
William Reynolds
Keith Hamshere
Victor Magnotta
Konrad Sheehan
John Hayden
Denise Amirante
George Marshall Ruge
Peter Bucossi
Elaine May
Jeremy Zimmermann
Peter Childs
Zineb Bendoula
Jim Erickson
Noel Davis
Elaine May
Paul Williams
John Strauss
John Strauss
Tom Prate
Jeff Stolow
Howard Feuer
Alan Hicks
Victoria Paul
William S. Scharf
Ira Spiegel
Stuart Stanley
Dan Korintus
William Kruzykowski
Brad Fuller
Bruno Robotti
Anthony J. Ciccolini III
Bill Groom
Susan M. Wagner
Richard Friedlander
Steven J. Jordan
Bruce Kitzmeyer
Joseph Gutowski
Louis Bertini
Neil L. Kaufman
Richard King
Linda Murphy
Alex Steyermark
Brian Katkin
Michael Berenbaum
Lois Bellucci
Lucille Smith
Mauro Pezzotti
Terence J. Cox
Nicola Percorini
Garth Inns
George Bamber
Lance Shepherd
Marcia Gay
Lee Cleary
Brian Read
Jak King
George Gibbs
Brian Lince
Donald Banks
Hassan Taghriti
Gary Anderson
Paul 'Sled' Reynolds
Joseph S. Alfieri
Chris F. Woods
Mark Wolf
Steve Parker
Michael James Jackson
Adil Abdelwahab
Andrew D. Schwartz
Manny Sanchez
George A. Lara
Riccardo Umetelli
Michael James Jackson
Maggie Kusik
Denise O'Dell
Yaffa Lerea
Peter Anderson
Marc Wolff
James W. Skotchdopole
Ken Rudnick
Marco Carosi
J. Kathleen Gibson
Ken Ryan
Stefan Zürcher
Michael A. Levine
Abdelkrim Akallach
Mohamed Benhmamane
Dave Midson
George Muhs
Stefano Marino
Enrico Umetelli
Paul Beeson
Giuseppe Meloni
Rick Dallago
Chris Brancato
Sue Leibman
Fess Reynolds
Tim Willis
Elaine O'Donnell
Adam Dale
Stefan Zürcher
Mark Sullivan
Gary Anderson
Khadija Alami
Bill Rivers
Ahmed Hatimi
Ahmed Boulane
Marko Costanzo
Sal Martorano
David J. McMillan
Bahjawa
Carrie Park
Corky Randall
Anthony Powell
Paul Sylbert
David L. MacLeod
Nigel Wooll
Robert Jiras
Ivan Sharrock
Giuseppe Alberti
G. Mac Brown
Rosemary Burrows
Karen Hale Wookey
Don French
Louis D'Esposito
Alan Boyle
Michael D. Moore
Barry Richardson
Lee Dichter
Bill Coggon
Filippo Cafolla
Kerry Hayes
Fabio Zamarion
Michael Kirchberger
Kerry Orent
TOP CAST
Warren Beatty
Lyle Rogers
Dustin Hoffman
Chuck Clarke
Isabelle Adjani
Shirra Assel
Charles Grodin
Jim Harrison
Jack Weston
Marty Freed
Tess Harper
Willa
Carol Kane
Carol
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
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
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