John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! (1965)
A Wild Whirl of Wacky Fun!
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.
Director: J. Lee Thompson
Genre: Comedy
Runtime: 96 min
Release Date: March 24, 1965
Cast
- Shirley MacLaine - Jenny
- Peter Ustinov - Fawz
- Richard Crenna - John Goldfarb
- Jim Backus - Whitepaper
- Scott Brady - Sakalakis
- Fred Clark - Overreach
- Wilfrid Hyde-White - Guz
- Harry Morgan - Sarajevo
- Patrick Adiarte - Ammud
- Richard Deacon - Maginot
Screenplay
Music: John Williams
Cinematography: Leon Shamroy
Editing: William B. Murphy
Production: Orchard Productions, Steve Parker Productions, 20th Century Fox
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Budget: $4M
Original Language: en
Keywords
middle east, espionage, cold war, american football, soviet union, harem, belly dancing, cheerleading, airplane crash, falling in love, female journalist, 1960s, father son relationship
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! about?
- 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.
- Who directed John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!?
- John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! was directed by J. Lee Thompson.
- Who stars in John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!?
- John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! stars Shirley MacLaine, Peter Ustinov, Richard Crenna, Jim Backus, Scott Brady, Fred Clark.
- How long is John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!?
- John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! has a runtime of 1h 36m (96 minutes).
- What genre is John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!?
- John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! is a Comedy film.
- What is the budget of John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!?
- John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! had a budget of $4M.
- Where was John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! produced?
- John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! was produced in United States of America.