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John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

19651h 36mJ. Lee Thompson
IMDb 5.1

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"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.

Comedy
Middle EastEspionageCold WarAmerican FootballSoviet UnionHaremBelly DancingCheerleadingAirplane CrashFalling In Love

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What is John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! (1965) 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…

Who stars in John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!?

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! stars Shirley MacLaine (Jenny), Peter Ustinov (Fawz), Richard Crenna (John Goldfarb), Jim Backus (Whitepaper), Scott Brady (Sakalakis). The film was directed by J. Lee Thompson.

How long is John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!?

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 1965.

Is John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! worth watching?

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! holds an IMDb rating of 5.1/10. Fans of Comedy are most likely to enjoy it — TasteRay can tell you how well it matches your personal taste.

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