Ishtar

Name: Ishtar
Genre: Comedy, Adventure
Released: 1987-05-15
Cast: Warren Beatty, Dustin Hoffman, Isabelle Adjani, Charles Grodin, Jack Weston

Telling the truth can be dangerous business.

1987PG-131h 47mMovie

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.

Comedy
Adventure
Escape
Fbi
Morocco
Wilderness
Camel
Sahara Desert
Beautiful Woman
Singer

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Cast

Warren BeattyLyle Rogers
Dustin HoffmanChuck Clarke
Isabelle AdjaniShirra Assel
Charles GrodinJim Harrison
Jack WestonMarty Freed
Tess HarperWilla
Carol KaneCarol
Aharon IpaléEmir Yousef
Fijad HagebAbdul
David MarguliesMr. Clarke
Rose ArrickMrs. Clarke
Julie GarfieldDorothy
Cristine RoseSiri Darma
Robert V. GirolamiBartender

Details

Director: Elaine May
Writers: Elaine May
Release date: May 15, 1987
Runtime: 1h 47m
Budget: $51M
Box office: $14.4M worldwide
Original language: English
Studios: Columbia Pictures, Delphi V

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Platform	Score	Points
IMDb12K votes	4.7	4 pts
Rotten Tomatoes	40%	4 pts
Metacritic	51	6 pts
Letterboxd	not available	skipped

Platform	Score	Points
IMDb12K votes	4.7	4 pts
Rotten Tomatoes	40%	4 pts
Metacritic	51	6 pts
Letterboxd	not available	skipped