John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! (1965)
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- 1h 36min
- Comedy
- 24 Mar 1965 (USA)
- Movie
A former Notre Dame football star crash lands over a mythical Arabian country while on spy mission to the USSR. He is then forced by the football-obsessed king of that country to coach their football team .
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| Shirley MacLaine | ... |
Jenny Ericson
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| Peter Ustinov | ... |
King Fawz
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| Richard Crenna | ... |
John Goldfarb
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| Jim Backus | ... |
Miles Whitepaper
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| Scott Brady | ... |
Coach Sakalakis
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| Fred Clark | ... |
Heinous Overreach
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| Wilfrid Hyde-White | ... |
Mustafa Guz
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| Harry Morgan | ... |
Secretary of State Deems Sarajevo
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| Patrick Adiarte | ... |
Prince Ammud
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| Richard Deacon | ... |
Secretary of Defense Charles Maginot
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| Jerome Cowan | ... |
Ambassadaor Brinkley
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| Leon Askin | ... |
Samir
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| David Lewis | ... |
Stottle Cronkite
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| Milton Frome | ... |
Air Force General
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| Charles Lane | ... |
'Strife' Magazine Editor
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| Jerry Orbach | ... |
Pinkerton
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| Jackie Coogan | ... |
Father Ryan
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| Nai Bonet | ... |
Specialty Dancer
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Sultanna | ... |
Specialty Dancer
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| Dick Wilson | ... |
Frobish
(as Richard Wilson)
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George Allen | ... |
Vendor (uncredited)
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Kanan Awni | ... |
Bedouin (uncredited)
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| Mark Bailey | ... |
Football Player (uncredited)
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| Kip Behar | ... |
Football Player (uncredited)
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| William Peter Blatty | ... |
Guard (uncredited)
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Jim Boles | ... |
Air Force Colonel (uncredited)
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| Barbara Bouchet | ... |
Astrid Porche (uncredited)
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| James Brolin | ... |
Notre Dame Quarterback (uncredited)
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| Ron Brown | ... |
Football Player (uncredited)
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| Eve Bruce | ... |
Harem Girl (uncredited)
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Fred Catania | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Craig Chudy | ... |
Football Player (uncredited)
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Chick Collins | ... |
Bedouin (uncredited)
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| Billy Curtis | ... |
Little Football Player (uncredited)
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Jim Dawson | ... |
Bedouin (uncredited)
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| Angela Douglas | ... |
Mandy - Harem Girl (uncredited)
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Louie Elias | ... |
Football Player (uncredited)
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Kirk Elliott | ... |
Football Player (uncredited)
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| Carey Foster | ... |
Harem Girl (uncredited)
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| Linda Foster | ... |
Harem Girl (uncredited)
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| Teri Garr | ... |
Harem Girl (uncredited)
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| Shelby Grant | ... |
Harem Girl (uncredited)
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Sandra Gregg | ... |
Harem Girl (uncredited)
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Ted Grossman | ... |
Football Player (uncredited)
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Jim Gruzalski | ... |
Crazylegs (uncredited)
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| Gari Hardy | ... |
Harem Girl (uncredited)
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Donald Kerr | ... |
Comic (uncredited)
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Ronnie Knox | ... |
Football Player (uncredited)
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Irvin 'Zabo' Koszewski | ... |
Football Player (uncredited)
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Walter Kray | ... |
Russian Pilot (uncredited)
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Syl Lamont | ... |
Captain of Notre Dame Team (uncredited)
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Paula Lane | ... |
Polly Benson (uncredited)
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Anna Lavele | ... |
Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
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| Kent McCord | ... |
Football Player (uncredited)
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Marlin McKeever | ... |
Football Player (uncredited)
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Ann Morell | ... |
Floating Harem Girl (uncredited)
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Víctor Moreno | ... |
Dervish (uncredited)
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Margaret Nelson | ... |
Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
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Gerry Okuneff | ... |
Football Player (uncredited)
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| Stanley Ralph Ross | ... |
Muezzin (uncredited)
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Art Salter | ... |
Vendor (uncredited)
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| Telly Savalas | ... |
Macmuid (Harem Recruiter) (uncredited)
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Jim Shane | ... |
Chiang (uncredited)
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| Olan Soule | ... |
2nd Editor (uncredited)
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John Strong | ... |
Football Player (uncredited)
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John Strong | ... |
Football Player #1 (uncredited)
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| Irene Tsu | ... |
Harem Girl (uncredited)
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| Billy Van | ... |
Muezzin (uncredited)
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Jerry Velasco | ... |
Arabian Football Player (uncredited)
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| Jane Wald | ... |
Harem Girl (uncredited)
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| Guy Way | ... |
Football Player (uncredited)
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| Red West | ... |
Football Player (uncredited)
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| Glenn R. Wilder | ... |
Football Player (uncredited)
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Directed by
| J. Lee Thompson | ||
Written by
| William Peter Blatty | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| J. Lee Thompson | ... | producer |
| Steve Parker | ... | producer |
Music by
| John Williams | ... | (as Johnny Williams) |
Cinematography by
| Leon Shamroy | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| William B. Murphy | ||
Art Direction by
| Dale Hennesy | ||
| Jack Martin Smith | ||
Set Decoration by
| Stuart A. Reiss | ||
| Walter M. Scott | ||
Costume Design by
| Adele Balkan | ||
| Edith Head | ||
| Ray Aghayan | ... | (uncredited) |
Makeup Department
| Margaret Donovan | ... | supervising hair stylist |
| Sydney Guilaroff | ... | hair stylist: Miss MacLaine |
| Ben Nye | ... | makeup artist |
| Frank Westmore | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| William Eckhardt | ... | unit production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| John Flynn | ... | assistant director |
| Richard Talmadge | ... | second unit director |
| Fred R. Simpson | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Don B. Greenwood | ... | props (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Carlton W. Faulkner | ... | sound |
| Elmer Raguse | ... | sound |
Special Effects by
| Johnny Borgese | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
| L.B. Abbott | ... | special photographic effects |
| Emil Kosa Jr. | ... | special photographic effects |
Stunts
| Jesse Wayne | ... | stunts |
| Gary Downey | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Ted Grossman | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Loren Janes | ... | stunt double: Shirley MacLaine (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Fred Hall | ... | gaffer (uncredited) |
| Leo McCreary | ... | grip (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Mickey Sherrard | ... | wardrobe (uncredited) |
| Mary Tate | ... | wardrobe (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Arthur Morton | ... | orchestrator |
| Robert Bain | ... | musician: guitar (uncredited) |
| Israel Baker | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Hal Blaine | ... | musician: drums (uncredited) |
| Perry Botkin Jr. | ... | music copyist (uncredited) |
| Pete Carpenter | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
| Alexander Gerens | ... | music copyist (uncredited) |
| James Harbert | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Wally Heglin | ... | music copyist (uncredited) |
| Milt Holland | ... | musician: drums (uncredited) |
| Plas Johnson | ... | musician: saxophone (uncredited) |
| Louis Kaufman | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Carol Kaye | ... | musician: guitar (uncredited) |
| Barney Liddell | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
| Shelly Manne | ... | musician: drums (uncredited) |
| Red Mitchell | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Richard Nash | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
| Ted Nash | ... | musician: clarinet (uncredited) |
| Lyle Ritz | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Howard Roberts | ... | musician: guitar (uncredited) |
| Jimmy Rowles | ... | musician: piano (uncredited) |
| Urban Thielmann | ... | musician: piano (uncredited) |
| Raymond Turner | ... | musician: piano (uncredited) |
| John Williams | ... | conductor (uncredited) |
| Albert Woodbury | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Seymour Zeldin | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| John Franco | ... | script supervisor (uncredited) |
Transportation Department
| Chris Haynes | ... | driver |
| Frank Khoury | ... | driver (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Paul Godkin | ... | choreographer |
| Alan Lee | ... | assistant to producer |
| Leon Charles | ... | dialogue coach (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Twentieth Century Fox (1965) (United States) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox Film Company (1965) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox (1965) (France) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century-Fox (1966) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1968) (United States) (tv) (pan/scan)
Special Effects
Other Companies
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
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 (Sir 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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| Taglines | It's the happiest, wackiest, zaniest comedy you'll ever see! [UK] See more » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $4,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Notre Dame University got a court injunction to delay the release of this movie, claiming Twentieth Century Fox had "knowingly and illegally misappropriated, diluted, and commercially exploited for their private profit the names, symbols, football team, prestige, high reputation, and goodwill" of the university. After three months of court battles, the studio won out. See more » |
| Goofs | When Shirley first presents herself to the king she is fearful he will "make his move on her" so she dresses herself to be as undesirable as possible and throws herself on his bed. The next three shots have her legs crossed right over left, then left over right, them back to right over left in quick succession. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Referenced in No Exchange on Damaged Merchandise (1965). See more » |
| Soundtracks | John Goldfarb, Please Come Home See more » |
| Quotes |
Jenny Ericson:
What did he ask you to do? Mandy - Harem Girl: Ask? He didn't 'ask' me to do anything. He's the king. See more » |