John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! - 1965

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

96min
1965
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating5.0/10

Cast

Richard Crenna profile pictureRichard CrennaJohn Goldfarb
Jim Backus profile pictureJim BackusWhitepaper
Scott Brady profile pictureScott BradySakalakis
Fred Clark profile pictureFred ClarkOverreach
Harry Morgan profile pictureHarry MorganSarajevo
Jerome Cowan profile pictureJerome CowanBrinkley
David Lewis profile pictureDavid LewisCronkite
Milton Frome profile pictureMilton FromeAir Force General
Jerry Orbach profile pictureJerry OrbachPinkerton
Jackie Coogan profile pictureJackie CooganFather Ryan
Dick Wilson profile pictureDick WilsonFrobish (uncredited)
Barbara Bouchet profile pictureBarbara BouchetAstrid Porche (uncredited)
James Brolin profile pictureJames BrolinNotre Dame Quarterback (uncredited)
Telly Savalas profile pictureTelly SavalasMacmuid (uncredited)
Olan Soule profile pictureOlan SouleSecond Editor (uncredited)
Jim Boles profile pictureJim BolesAir Force Colonel (uncredited)
Angela Douglas profile pictureAngela DouglasHarem Girl (uncredited)
Linda Foster profile pictureLinda FosterHarem Girl (uncredited)
Teri Garr profile pictureTeri GarrHarem Girl (uncredited)
Shelby Grant profile pictureShelby GrantHarem Girl (uncredited)
Paula Lane profile picturePaula LanePolly Benson (uncredited)
Jane Wald profile pictureJane WaldHarem Girl (uncredited)

About John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! Overview

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

Runtime: 96min

Extra details

Original Title: John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
Original Language: English
Budget: $4,000,000.00
Directed By: J. Lee Thompson
Production Companies
Orchard ProductionsSteve Parker Productions20th Century Fox