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Film / 1965
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
Directed by
J. Lee Thompson
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.
The story
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.
Cast
Shirley MacLaineJenny
Peter UstinovFawz
Richard CrennaJohn Goldfarb
Jim BackusWhitepaper
Scott BradySakalakis
Fred ClarkOverreach
Wilfrid Hyde-WhiteGuz
Harry MorganSarajevo
Patrick AdiarteAmmud
Richard DeaconMaginot
Jerome CowanBrinkley
Leon AskinSamir
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David LewisCronkite
Milton FromeAir Force General
Charles LaneEditor
Jerry OrbachPinkerton
Jackie CooganFather Ryan
Nai BonetSpecialty Dancer
SultannaSpecialty Dancer
Dick WilsonFrobish (uncredited)
Barbara BouchetAstrid Porche (uncredited)
James BrolinNotre Dame Quarterback (uncredited)
Ron BrownFootball Player (uncredited)
George AllenVendor (uncredited)
Syl LamontCaptain of Notre Dame Team (uncredited)
Stanley Ralph RossMuezzin (uncredited)
Eve BruceHarem Girl (uncredited)
Telly SavalasMacmuid (uncredited)
Olan SouleSecond Editor (uncredited)
Jim BolesAir Force Colonel (uncredited)
Angela DouglasHarem Girl (uncredited)
Carey FosterHarem Girl (uncredited)
Linda FosterHarem Girl (uncredited)
Teri GarrHarem Girl (uncredited)
Shelby GrantHarem Girl (uncredited)
Sandra GreggHarem Girl (uncredited)
Paula LanePolly Benson (uncredited)
Jane WaldHarem Girl (uncredited)
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