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Harum Scarum
Harum Scarum

Harum Scarum

1001 Swingin' nights as ELVIS brings the Big Beat to Bagdad in a riotous, rockin' rollin' adventure spoof!!!

Genres

ComedyCrimeMusicRomance

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Johnny Tyronne, action movie star and ladies man, is traveling through the Middle East on a goodwill tour to promote his latest movie, "Sands of the Desert". Once he arrives, however, he is kidnapped by a gang of assassins who were so impressed with his on-screen adventures that they want to hire him to carry out an assassination for them.

Others

Budget

$2400000

Revenue

$3100000

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

85 mins

Rating

4.8/10

Release Date

15 December 1965

Country

United States of America

Cast

Elvis Presley

Elvis Presley

Johnny Tyronne

Mary Ann Mobley

Mary Ann Mobley

Princess Shalimar

Fran Jeffries

Fran Jeffries

Aishah

Michael Ansara

Michael Ansara

Ptince Dragna

Jay Novello

Jay Novello

Zacha

Phillip Reed

Phillip Reed

King Toranshah

Theo Marcuse

Theo Marcuse

Sinan

Billy Barty

Billy Barty

Baba

Dirk Harvey

Dirk Harvey

Makar

Jack Costanzo

Jack Costanzo

Julna

Larry Chance

Larry Chance

Capt. Herat

Barbara Werle

Barbara Werle

Leilah

Brenda Benet

Brenda Benet

Emerald

Gail Gilmore

Gail Gilmore

Sapphire

Wilda Taylor

Wilda Taylor

Amethyst

Vicki Malkin

Vicki Malkin

Sari

Ryck Rydon

Ryck Rydon

Mustapha

Richard Reeves

Richard Reeves

Scarred Bedouin

Joey Russo

Joey Russo

Yussef

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