---
title: 'Ishtar (1987)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Elaine May'
released: '1987-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 107
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/ishtar-1987'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093278/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Ishtar (1987)

1987 · 107 min · United States


## Synopsis

Ishtar is a 1987 American adventure comedy film written and directed by Elaine May, and produced by Warren Beatty, who co-stars opposite Dustin Hoffman. The story revolves around Chuck Clarke and Lyle Rogers, a duo of talentless American songwriters who travel to a booking in Morocco and stumble into a four-party Cold War standoff.

## Credits

- **Producer:** [Warren Beatty](https://cinepixo.com/people/warren-beatty)
- **Director:** [Elaine May](https://cinepixo.com/people/elaine-may)
- **Screenplay:** [Elaine May](https://cinepixo.com/people/elaine-may)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Dave Grusin](https://cinepixo.com/people/dave-grusin)
- **Director of Photography:** [Vittorio Storaro](https://cinepixo.com/people/vittorio-storaro)

## Cast

- [Warren Beatty](https://cinepixo.com/people/warren-beatty)
- [Arthur Brauss](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-brauss)
- [Warren Clarke](https://cinepixo.com/people/warren-clarke)
- [Charles Grodin](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-grodin)
- [Abe Vigoda](https://cinepixo.com/people/abe-vigoda)
- [Alex Hyde-White](https://cinepixo.com/people/alex-hyde-white)
- [Jack Weston](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-weston)
- [Matt Frewer](https://cinepixo.com/people/matt-frewer)
- [Dustin Hoffman](https://cinepixo.com/people/dustin-hoffman)
- [Carol Kane](https://cinepixo.com/people/carol-kane)
- [Cristine Rose](https://cinepixo.com/people/cristine-rose)
- [Nadim Sawalha](https://cinepixo.com/people/nadim-sawalha)
- [Fred Melamed](https://cinepixo.com/people/fred-melamed)
- [Edgar Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/edgar-smith)
- [Haluk Bilginer](https://cinepixo.com/people/haluk-bilginer)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/ishtar-1987
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