Ishtar
Elaine May1987-05-15
Telling the truth can be dangerous business.
4.5
107 min
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.
Cast
| Name | Character | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Warren Beatty | Lyle Rogers | Unowned |
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Dustin Hoffman | Chuck Clarke | Calvin and Nobbs |
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Isabelle Adjani | Shirra Assel | Unowned |
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Charles Grodin | Jim Harrison | Unowned |
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Jack Weston | Marty Freed | Unowned |
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Tess Harper | Willa | Unowned |
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Carol Kane | Carol | Unowned |
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Aharon Ipalé | Emir Yousef | Unowned |
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Fijad Hageb | Abdul | Unowned |
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David Margulies | Mr. Clarke | Unowned |
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Rose Arrick | Mrs. Clarke | Unowned |
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Julie Garfield | Dorothy | Unowned |
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Cristine Rose | Siri Darma | Unowned |
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Robert V. Girolami | Bartender | Unowned |
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Abe Kroll | Mr. Thomopoulos | Unowned |
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Hannah Kroll | Mrs. Thomopoulos | Unowned |
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Herb Gardner | Rabbi Pierce | Unowned |
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Bill Moor | U.S. Consul | Unowned |
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Edgar Smith | Prof. Barnes | Unowned |
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J.C. Cutler | Omar | Unowned |
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Bill Bailey | Gen. Westlake | Unowned |
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Ian Gray | Manager Chez Casablanca | Unowned |
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Maati Zaari | Porter | Unowned |
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Larbi Bouhaddane | Taxi Driver | Unowned |
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Fred Melamed | Caid of Assari | Goutbreak |
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Ron Berglas | CIA Agent | Unowned |
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Neil Zevnik | CIA Agent | Unowned |
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Matt Frewer | CIA Agent | Unowned |
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Alex Hyde-White | CIA Agent | Unowned |
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Stefan Gryff | KGB Agent | Unowned |
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Alexei Jawdokimov | KGB Agent | Unowned |
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Phillip Schopper | Waiter | Unowned |
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Aziz Ben Driss | Waiter Chez Casablanca | Unowned |
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Kamarr | Maitre D'Chez Casablanca | Unowned |
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Eddy Nedari | Mohamad. the Camel Seller | Unowned |
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Nayef Rashed | Mohamad. the Camel Seller | Unowned |
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George Masri | Mohamad. the Camel Seller | Unowned |
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Warren Clarke | English Gunrunner | Unowned |
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Arthur Brauss | German Gunrunner | Unowned |
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Sumar Khan | Ishtari Gunrunner | Unowned |
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Jon Paul Morgan | Djellabah Seller | Unowned |
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Nadim Sawalha | Rug Shop Owner / Camel Seller | Unowned |
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Haluk Bilginer | Guerrilla leader | Unowned |
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Mark Ryan | Screamin' Honkers | Unowned |
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Stuart Abramson | Screamin' Honkers | Unowned |
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John Freudenheim | Screamin' Honkers | Unowned |
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Bruce Gordon | Screamin' Honkers | Unowned |
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Paul Standig | The Swing | Unowned |
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Joseph Gmerek | The Swing | Unowned |
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John Trumpbour | The Swing | Unowned |
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Marie Jean-Charles | Teacher's Daughters | Unowned |
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Patrice Jean-Charles | Teacher's Daughters | Unowned |
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Danielle Jean-Charles | Teacher's Daughters | Unowned |
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Dylan Baker | Aghast Nightclub Patron (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Ahmed Boulane | Guerilla (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Jon Hayden | Bar Patron (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Tony D. Head | Street Person (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Frank Patton III | Rescue Cop (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Cliff Taylor | CIA Agent (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Michael Vaccaro | Marty Freed's Assistant (uncredited) | Unowned |