CinemaOSMovie · 1965 · 1h 36m

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

A Wild Whirl of Wacky Fun!

38%(10)IMDbComedy

During the Cold War, John Goldfarb crashes his spy plane in the Middle East and is taken prisoner by the local government. His captor, King Fawz, soon discovers that Goldfarb used to be a college football star. So he issues him an ultimatum: coach his country's football team, or Fawz will surrender him to the Russians. Goldfarb teams up with undercover reporter Jenny Ericson, and together they plot to escape their dangerous situation.

Directed byJ. Lee Thompson

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 36m
Language
EN
Released
March 24, 1965
Budget
$4,000,000
Studios
20th Century FoxOrchard ProductionsSteve Parker Productions

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Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Shirley MacLaine

Shirley MacLaine

Jenny

Peter Ustinov

Peter Ustinov

Fawz

Richard Crenna

Richard Crenna

John Goldfarb

Jim Backus

Jim Backus

Whitepaper

Scott Brady

Scott Brady

Sakalakis

Fred Clark

Fred Clark

Overreach

Wilfrid Hyde-White

Wilfrid Hyde-White

Guz

Harry Morgan

Harry Morgan

Sarajevo

Patrick Adiarte

Patrick Adiarte

Ammud

Richard Deacon

Richard Deacon

Maginot

Creative team
Directed by
J. Lee Thompson
J. Lee Thompson
Written by
William Peter Blatty
William Peter Blatty
Produced by
J. Lee Thompson
J. Lee Thompson
Steve Parker

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