Ishtar

Telling the truth can be dangerous business.

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.

1h 47m1987PG-13TMDb 4.6

ComedyAdventure

English

Crew and Cast

Storyline

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.

Delphi V

Ishtar poster

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Info

Status: Released
Released: 15 May 1987
Runtime: 1h 47m
Rating: PG-13
TMDB score: 4.6 / 10 (172 votes)

Production

Director: Elaine May
Writers: Elaine May
Studios: Columbia Pictures, Delphi V
Countries: United States of America

Box Office

Budget: $51.0M
Revenue: $14.4M
Profit: $36.6M loss
Return: 0.3×

Languages

Original: English
Spoken: English