Cast and crew
Ishtar (1987)
60 cast and 98 crew, as credited. Cast in billing order; crew by department.
Cast60
Warren BeattyLyle Rogers
Dustin HoffmanChuck Clarke
Isabelle AdjaniShirra Assel
Charles GrodinJim Harrison
Jack WestonMarty Freed
Tess HarperWilla
Carol KaneCarol
Aharon IpaléEmir Yousef- Fijad HagebAbdul
David MarguliesMr. Clarke
Rose ArrickMrs. Clarke
Julie GarfieldDorothy
Cristine RoseSiri Darma- Robert V. GirolamiBartender
- Abe KrollMr. Thomopoulos
- Hannah KrollMrs. Thomopoulos
- Herb GardnerRabbi Pierce
Bill MoorU.S. Consul- Edgar SmithProf. Barnes
- J.C. CutlerOmar
- Bill BaileyGen. Westlake
- Ian GrayManager Chez Casablanca
- Maati ZaariPorter
- Larbi BouhaddaneTaxi Driver
Fred MelamedCaid of Assari- Ron BerglasCIA Agent
- Neil ZevnikCIA Agent
- Matt FrewerCIA Agent
Alex Hyde-WhiteCIA Agent- Stefan GryffKGB Agent
- Alexei JawdokimovKGB Agent
- Phillip SchopperWaiter
- Aziz Ben DrissWaiter Chez Casablanca
- KamarrMaitre D'Chez Casablanca
- Eddy NedariMohamad. the Camel Seller
- Nayef RashedMohamad. the Camel Seller
- George MasriMohamad. the Camel Seller
Warren ClarkeEnglish Gunrunner- Arthur BraussGerman Gunrunner
- Sumar KhanIshtari Gunrunner
- Jon Paul MorganDjellabah Seller
- Nadim SawalhaRug Shop Owner / Camel Seller
Haluk BilginerGuerrilla leader- Mark RyanScreamin' Honkers
- Stuart AbramsonScreamin' Honkers
- John FreudenheimScreamin' Honkers
- Bruce GordonScreamin' Honkers
- Paul StandigThe Swing
- Joseph GmerekThe Swing
- John TrumpbourThe Swing
- Marie Jean-CharlesTeacher's Daughters
- Patrice Jean-CharlesTeacher's Daughters
- Danielle Jean-CharlesTeacher's Daughters
Dylan BakerAghast Nightclub Patron (uncredited)- Ahmed BoulaneGuerilla (uncredited)
- Jon HaydenBar Patron (uncredited)
- Tony D. HeadStreet Person (uncredited)
- Frank Patton IIIRescue Cop (uncredited)
- Cliff TaylorCIA Agent (uncredited)
- Michael VaccaroMarty Freed's Assistant (uncredited)
Crew98
Directing
- Elaine MayDirector
- Marcia GaySecond Assistant Director
- Lee ClearyThird Assistant Director
- Ahmed HatimiAssistant Director
- James W. SkotchdopoleSecond Assistant Director
- Ken RudnickSecond Unit First Assistant Director
- Stefan ZürcherSecond Unit First Assistant Director
- Ahmed BoulaneSecond Second Assistant Director
- Don FrenchFirst Assistant Director
- Louis D'EspositoSecond Assistant Director
- Michael D. MooreSecond Unit Director
- Karen Hale WookeyScript Supervisor
Writing
- Elaine MayWriter
Production
- Warren BeattyProducer
- Noel DavisCasting
- Jeremy ZimmermannCasting
- Howard FeuerCasting
- Jeff StolowLocation Manager
- Lucille SmithProduction Accountant
- George BamberProduction Assistant
- Jak KingProduction Accountant
- Denise O'DellProduction Supervisor
- Stefan ZürcherProduction Manager
- Mohamed BenhmamaneLocation Manager
- Rick DallagoAssistant Location Manager
- Khadija AlamiProduction Assistant
- Chris BrancatoProducer's Assistant
- Maggie KusikProduction Assistant
- Sue LeibmanProducer's Assistant
- Ken RyanAccountant
- David L. MacLeodAssociate Producer
- Nigel WoollAssociate Producer
- G. Mac BrownUnit Production Manager
Camera
- Vittorio StoraroDirector of Photography
- Keith HamshereStill Photographer
- Tom PrateKey Grip
- Nicola PercoriniSteadicam Operator
- Mauro PezzottiGrip
- Peter AndersonAdditional Photography
- Paul BeesonAdditional Photography
- Adam DaleAssistant Camera
- Steve ParkerCamera Operator
- Enrico UmetelliCamera Operator
- Riccardo UmetelliAssistant Camera
- Andrew D. SchwartzStill Photographer
- Giuseppe AlbertiFirst Assistant Camera
- Fabio ZamarionSecond Assistant Camera
- Kerry HayesStill Photographer
- Mauro MarchettiCamera Operator
Editing
- Richard P. CirincioneEditor
- William ReynoldsEditor
- Stephen A. RotterEditor
- William S. ScharfAssociate Editor
- Richard FriedlanderAssistant Editor
- William KruzykowskiAssistant Editor
- Joseph GutowskiAssistant Editor
- J. Kathleen GibsonAssistant Editor
Sound and music
- Dave GrusinOriginal Music Composer
- Paul WilliamsSongs
- Elaine MaySongs
- John StraussMusic Coordinator, Sound
- Neil L. KaufmanSound Editor
- Louis BertiniSound Editor
- Ira SpiegelSound Editor
- Anthony J. Ciccolini IIISound Editor
- Bruce KitzmeyerSound Editor
- Brad FullerADR Editor
- Susan M. WagnerAssistant Sound Editor
- Dan KorintusAssistant Sound Editor
- Richard KingAssistant Sound Editor
- Stuart StanleyMusic Editor
- Alex SteyermarkMusic Editor
- Michael BerenbaumMusic Editor
- Lois BellucciApprentice Sound Editor
- Brian KatkinApprentice Sound Editor
- Donald BanksBoom Operator
- Marko CostanzoFoley Artist
- George A. LaraFoley Mixer
- Yaffa LereaApprentice Sound Editor
- Michael James JacksonMusic Consultant, Music Producer
- Michael A. LevineMusic Programmer
- Ivan SharrockSound Mixer
- Michael KirchbergerSupervising Sound Editor
- Lee DichterSound Re-Recording Mixer
Art
- Peter ChildsArt Direction
- Jim EricksonSet Decoration
- Bill GroomArt Direction
- Victoria PaulArt Direction
- Steven J. JordanSet Decoration
- Alan HicksSet Decoration
- Brian ReadSet Buyer
- Adil AbdelwahabSet Dresser
- Elaine O'DonnellArt Department Coordinator
- Dave MidsonDressing Prop
- Paul SylbertProduction Design
- Bill CoggonProperty Master
Costume and make-up
- Zineb BendoulaHairstylist
- Abdelkrim AkallachWardrobe Supervisor