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John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

A Wild Whirl of Wacky Fun!

Genres

Comedy

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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.

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Budget

$4000000

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

96 mins

Rating

3.111/10

Release Date

24 March 1965

Country

United States of America

Cast

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

Jerome Cowan

Jerome Cowan

Brinkley

Leon Askin

Leon Askin

Samir

David Lewis

David Lewis

Cronkite

Milton Frome

Milton Frome

Air Force General

Charles Lane

Charles Lane

Editor

Jerry Orbach

Jerry Orbach

Pinkerton

Jackie Coogan

Jackie Coogan

Father Ryan

Nai Bonet

Nai Bonet

Specialty Dancer

Sultanna

Sultanna

Specialty Dancer

Dick Wilson

Dick Wilson

Frobish (uncredited)

Barbara Bouchet

Barbara Bouchet

Astrid Porche (uncredited)

James Brolin

James Brolin

Notre Dame Quarterback (uncredited)

Ron Brown

Ron Brown

Football Player (uncredited)

George Allen

George Allen

Vendor (uncredited)

Syl Lamont

Syl Lamont

Captain of Notre Dame Team (uncredited)

Stanley Ralph Ross

Stanley Ralph Ross

Muezzin (uncredited)

Eve Bruce

Eve Bruce

Harem Girl (uncredited)

Telly Savalas

Telly Savalas

Macmuid (uncredited)

Olan Soule

Olan Soule

Second Editor (uncredited)

Jim Boles

Jim Boles

Air Force Colonel (uncredited)

Angela Douglas

Angela Douglas

Harem Girl (uncredited)

Carey Foster

Carey Foster

Harem Girl (uncredited)

Linda Foster

Linda Foster

Harem Girl (uncredited)

Teri Garr

Teri Garr

Harem Girl (uncredited)

Shelby Grant

Shelby Grant

Harem Girl (uncredited)

Sandra Gregg

Sandra Gregg

Harem Girl (uncredited)

Paula Lane

Paula Lane

Polly Benson (uncredited)

Jane Wald

Jane Wald

Harem Girl (uncredited)

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