Ishtar

Name: Ishtar
Released: 1987-05-15

1987· PG-13· 1h 47m· Adventure· Comedy

“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

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Cast & Characters

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Key Crew

DirectorElaine May

WriterElaine May

ProducerWarren Beatty

Director of PhotographyVittorio Storaro

Original Music ComposerDave Grusin

EditorRichard P. Cirincione

Full cast & crew (30 cast · 50 crew)

Details

Released1987-05-15

Runtime1h 47m · PG-13

StatusReleased

StudiosColumbia Pictures · Delphi V

Budget$51M

Box office$14M

LanguagesEnglish

CountriesUnited States of America

Rating4.6/10 · 164 votes

Original languageen

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