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3.8During 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.
Released: 1965-03-2496 minDir: J. Lee ThompsonComedyBudget: $4.0M
Cast
- Shirley MacLaine as Jenny
- Peter Ustinov as Fawz
- Richard Crenna as John Goldfarb
- Jim Backus as Whitepaper
- Scott Brady as Sakalakis
- Fred Clark as Overreach
Themes
- middle east