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John Goldfarb, Please Come Home

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During the Cold War, John Goldfarb (Richard Crenna) crashes his spy plane in the Middle East and is taken prisoner by the local government. His captor, King Fawz (Peter Ustinov), 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 (Shirley MacLaine), and together they plot to escape their dangerous situation.

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Wendy Michener Maclean's Magazine 07/16/2019
Funny? Now and then. If you happen to catch the trailer you will have seen all the best bits. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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12/09/2018 Too silly, too stupid, starting wit the theme song. See more 12/07/2018 Even good actors play in bad movies... See more 04/23/2014 A classic study in how to produce a turkey with several quality actors. Beginning with the opening credits. See more 03/28/2014 This movie is very dated. Straight out of the 60's. Entertaining for its nostalgia. See more 12/22/2013 creeky mess a waste of good talent See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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J. Lee Thompson

Director

Shirley MacLaine

Jenny Ericson

Peter Ustinov

King Fawz

Richard Crenna

John Goldfarb

Jim Backus

Miles Whitepaper

Scott Brady

Sakalakis
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Synopsis During the Cold War, John Goldfarb (Richard Crenna) crashes his spy plane in the Middle East and is taken prisoner by the local government. His captor, King Fawz (Peter Ustinov), 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 (Shirley MacLaine), and together they plot to escape their dangerous situation.
Director
J. Lee Thompson
Producer
J. Lee Thompson, Steve Parker
Screenwriter
William Peter Blatty
Distributor
20th Century Fox
Production Co
20th Century Fox
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 24, 1965, Original
Runtime
1h 36m