Ishtar

★4.5

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.

Elaine May

Director

Elaine May

Writers

Khadija Alami,Mohamed Benhmamane,Jeff Stolow,...

Producers

$51,000,000

Budget

$14375181

Revenue

15-05-1987

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4.5

Rating

150

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107 min

Runtime

Released

Status

English

Language

★ 4.5

$51,000,000

Budget

$14,375,181

Revenue

15-05-1987

Release Date

Country

4.5

Rating

150

Votes

Age Rating

107 min

Runtime

Released

Status

English

Language

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Elaine May

Elaine Iva May (née Berlin; born April 21, 1932) is an American comedian, film director, screenwriter, playwright, and actress. She has received numerous awards including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, a Grammy Award, and a Tony Award. She made her initial impact in the 1950s with her improvisational comedy routines with Mike Nichols, performing as Nichols and May. Description above from the Wikipedia article Elaine May, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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