About Ishtar
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.
Full Cast of Ishtar
Warren Beatty
plays Lyle Rogers
Dustin Hoffman
plays Chuck Clarke
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plays Shirra Assel
Charles Grodin
plays Jim Harrison
Jack Weston
plays Marty Freed
Tess Harper
plays Willa
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plays Carol
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plays Emir Yousef
David Margulies
plays Mr. Clarke
Rose Arrick
plays Mrs. Clarke
Julie Garfield
plays Dorothy
Cristine Rose
plays Siri Darma
Robert V. Girolami
plays Bartender
Abe Kroll
plays Mr. Thomopoulos
Hannah Kroll
plays Mrs. Thomopoulos
Herb Gardner
plays Rabbi Pierce
Bill Moor
plays U.S. Consul
Edgar Smith
plays Prof. Barnes
Bill Bailey
plays Gen. Westlake
Ian Gray
plays Manager Chez Casablanca
Larbi Bouhaddane
plays Taxi Driver
Fred Melamed
plays Caid of Assari
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plays CIA Agent
Neil Zevnik
plays CIA Agent
Matt Frewer
plays CIA Agent
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plays CIA Agent
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plays KGB Agent
Alexei Jawdokimov
plays KGB Agent
Phillip Schopper
plays Waiter
Aziz Ben Driss
plays Waiter Chez Casablanca
Kamarr
plays Maitre D'Chez Casablanca
Eddy Nedari
plays Mohamad. the Camel Seller
Nayef Rashed
plays Mohamad. the Camel Seller
George Masri
plays Mohamad. the Camel Seller
Warren Clarke
plays English Gunrunner
Arthur Brauss
plays German Gunrunner
Sumar Khan
plays Ishtari Gunrunner
Jon Paul Morgan
plays Djellabah Seller
Nadim Sawalha
plays Rug Shop Owner / Camel Seller
Haluk Bilginer
plays Guerrilla leader
Mark Ryan
plays Screamin' Honkers
Stuart Abramson
plays Screamin' Honkers
John Freudenheim
plays Screamin' Honkers
Bruce Gordon
plays Screamin' Honkers
Paul Standig
plays The Swing
Joseph Gmerek
plays The Swing
John Trumpbour
plays The Swing
Marie Jean-Charles
plays Teacher's Daughters
Patrice Jean-Charles
plays Teacher's Daughters
Danielle Jean-Charles
plays Teacher's Daughters
Dylan Baker
plays Aghast Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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plays Guerilla (uncredited)
Jon Hayden
plays Bar Patron (uncredited)
Tony D. Head
plays Street Person (uncredited)
Frank Patton III
plays Rescue Cop (uncredited)
Cliff Taylor
plays CIA Agent (uncredited)
Michael Vaccaro
plays Marty Freed's Assistant (uncredited)
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