Events

Filmmaker Focus: Ishtar (1987)

Telling the truth can be dangerous business.

Elaine May

Two untalented nightclub performers get caught in the crossfire when they are booked in the war-torn Middle East. Thanks to rebel Shirra, the duo find themselves in the middle of a revolution.

Credits

Director(s):

Elaine May

Producer(s):

Warren Beatty

Writer(s):

Elaine May

Cast:

Warren Beatty, Dustin Hoffman, Isabelle Adjani, Charles Grodin, Jack Weston, Tess Harper

Sound:

John Strauss

Composer(s):

Dave Grusin