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 | 10.942 |
Directed By
Elaine May
Crew
Warren Beatty
Vittorio Storaro
Stephen A. Rotter
Richard P. Cirincione
Dave Grusin
Elaine May
William Reynolds
Keith Hamshere
Peter Bucossi
John Hayden
Konrad Sheehan
Denise Amirante
Victor Magnotta
George Marshall Ruge
Elaine May
Peter Childs
Jeremy Zimmermann
Jim Erickson
Noel Davis
Zineb Bendoula
Elaine May
Paul Williams
John Strauss
John Strauss
Bill Groom
Alan Hicks
William S. Scharf
Steven J. Jordan
Howard Feuer
Richard Friedlander
Jeff Stolow
Bruce Kitzmeyer
Ira Spiegel
Tom Prate
Anthony J. Ciccolini III
Victoria Paul
Dan Korintus
Bruno Robotti
William Kruzykowski
Neil L. Kaufman
Brad Fuller
Michael Berenbaum
Linda Murphy
Lee Cleary
Brian Read
Susan M. Wagner
Lois Bellucci
Joseph Gutowski
Louis Bertini
Richard King
Lucille Smith
Stuart Stanley
Jak King
George Bamber
Nicola Percorini
Marcia Gay
Lance Shepherd
Mauro Pezzotti
Alex Steyermark
Brian Katkin
Terence J. Cox
Brian Lince
Garth Inns
George Gibbs
Donald Banks
Adil Abdelwahab
Stefan Zürcher
Mark Wolf
James W. Skotchdopole
Elaine O'Donnell
Manny Sanchez
George A. Lara
Yaffa Lerea
Marco Carosi
Ahmed Hatimi
Paul Beeson
Hassan Taghriti
George Muhs
Adam Dale
Marko Costanzo
Giuseppe Meloni
Ken Rudnick
Mohamed Benhmamane
Ken Ryan
Joseph S. Alfieri
Stefan Zürcher
Tim Willis
Mark Sullivan
Sal Martorano
Ahmed Boulane
Dave Midson
Stefano Marino
Denise O'Dell
Chris F. Woods
Peter Anderson
Andrew D. Schwartz
Gary Anderson
Fess Reynolds
Enrico Umetelli
Chris Brancato
Michael James Jackson
Maggie Kusik
Riccardo Umetelli
Carrie Park
Bahjawa
Khadija Alami
Sue Leibman
Paul 'Sled' Reynolds
Rick Dallago
Michael A. Levine
Abdelkrim Akallach
J. Kathleen Gibson
Michael James Jackson
Corky Randall
Gary Anderson
Bill Rivers
David J. McMillan
Steve Parker
Marc Wolff
Barry Richardson
Robert Jiras
Rosemary Burrows
Karen Hale Wookey
Don French
Ivan Sharrock
David L. MacLeod
Nigel Wooll
G. Mac Brown
Bill Coggon
Michael D. Moore
Anthony Powell
Paul Sylbert
Filippo Cafolla
Lee Dichter
Kerry Hayes
Kerry Orent
Alan Boyle
Giuseppe Alberti
Michael Kirchberger
Fabio Zamarion
Louis D'Esposito
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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