Ishtar (1987)

05/15/1987 (US) • 1h 47m

Comedy, Adventure

Telling the truth can be dangerous business.

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.

Top Billed Cast

Warren Beatty

Lyle Rogers

Dustin Hoffman

Chuck Clarke

Isabelle Adjani

Shirra Assel

Charles Grodin

Jim Harrison

Jack Weston

Marty Freed

Aharon Ipalé

Emir Yousef


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$51,000,000.00

Revenue

$14,375,181.00

Keywords

escape

fbi

morocco

wilderness

camel

sahara desert

beautiful woman

singer

singer-songwriter

buddy comedy

woman director

geopolitics

adventure comedy

fictional city

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