Ishtar
Comedy
Adventure
Telling the truth can be dangerous business.
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.
1987-05-15
en
Cast
Director
Elaine May
Warren Beatty as Lyle Rogers
Dustin Hoffman as Chuck Clarke
Isabelle Adjani as Shirra Assel
Charles Grodin as Jim Harrison
Jack Weston as Marty Freed
Tess Harper as Willa
Carol Kane as Carol
Aharon Ipalé as Emir Yousef
David Margulies as Mr. Clarke
Rose Arrick as Mrs. Clarke
Julie Garfield as Dorothy
Cristine Rose as Siri Darma
Bill Moor as U.S. Consul
Fred Melamed as Caid of Assari
Ron Berglas as CIA Agent
Matt Frewer as CIA Agent
Alex Hyde-White as CIA Agent
Stefan Gryff as KGB Agent
Alexei Jawdokimov as KGB Agent
Nayef Rashed as Mohamad. the Camel Seller
Warren Clarke as English Gunrunner
Arthur Brauss as German Gunrunner
Nadim Sawalha as Rug Shop Owner / Camel Seller
Haluk Bilginer as Guerrilla leader
Dylan Baker as Aghast Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Ahmed Boulane as Guerilla (uncredited)
Jon Hayden as Bar Patron (uncredited)
Tony D. Head as Street Person (uncredited)
Frank Patton III as Rescue Cop (uncredited)
Michael Vaccaro as Marty Freed's Assistant (uncredited)