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 | 7.122 |
Directed By
Elaine May
Crew
Elaine May
Warren Beatty
Dave Grusin
Vittorio Storaro
Richard P. Cirincione
William Reynolds
Stephen A. Rotter
Keith Hamshere
John Hayden
Peter Bucossi
Victor Magnotta
George Marshall Ruge
Denise Amirante
Konrad Sheehan
Elaine May
Noel Davis
Jeremy Zimmermann
Peter Childs
Jim Erickson
Zineb Bendoula
Paul Williams
Elaine May
John Strauss
John Strauss
Howard Feuer
Bill Groom
Victoria Paul
Steven J. Jordan
Alan Hicks
Jeff Stolow
Tom Prate
Bruno Robotti
William S. Scharf
Richard Friedlander
William Kruzykowski
Joseph Gutowski
Neil L. Kaufman
Louis Bertini
Ira Spiegel
Anthony J. Ciccolini III
Bruce Kitzmeyer
Brad Fuller
Susan M. Wagner
Dan Korintus
Richard King
Stuart Stanley
Alex Steyermark
Michael Berenbaum
Lois Bellucci
Brian Katkin
Linda Murphy
Lucille Smith
Lance Shepherd
George Bamber
Marcia Gay
Lee Cleary
Nicola Percorini
Mauro Pezzotti
Brian Read
Jak King
Garth Inns
Terence J. Cox
Brian Lince
George Gibbs
Donald Banks
Denise O'Dell
Stefan Zürcher
Ahmed Hatimi
James W. Skotchdopole
Ken Rudnick
Stefan Zürcher
Ahmed Boulane
Adil Abdelwahab
Joseph S. Alfieri
Elaine O'Donnell
Manny Sanchez
Dave Midson
Marko Costanzo
George A. Lara
Yaffa Lerea
Tim Willis
George Muhs
Mark Sullivan
Mark Wolf
Chris F. Woods
Peter Anderson
Paul Beeson
Marco Carosi
Adam Dale
Stefano Marino
Sal Martorano
Giuseppe Meloni
Steve Parker
Enrico Umetelli
Riccardo Umetelli
Andrew D. Schwartz
Abdelkrim Akallach
Hassan Taghriti
J. Kathleen Gibson
Mohamed Benhmamane
Rick Dallago
Bahjawa
Michael James Jackson
Michael James Jackson
Michael A. Levine
Gary Anderson
Gary Anderson
Khadija Alami
Chris Brancato
Maggie Kusik
Sue Leibman
David J. McMillan
Carrie Park
Corky Randall
Fess Reynolds
Paul 'Sled' Reynolds
Bill Rivers
Ken Ryan
Marc Wolff
David L. MacLeod
Nigel Wooll
Anthony Powell
Paul Sylbert
G. Mac Brown
Don French
Louis D'Esposito
Michael D. Moore
Ivan Sharrock
Karen Hale Wookey
Robert Jiras
Alan Boyle
Barry Richardson
Rosemary Burrows
Giuseppe Alberti
Fabio Zamarion
Filippo Cafolla
Bill Coggon
Kerry Orent
Michael Kirchberger
Lee Dichter
Kerry Hayes
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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