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Harum Scarum (1965)

NR12/15/1965Comedy, Crime, Music, Romance1h 25m
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1001 Swingin' nights as ELVIS brings the Big Beat to Bagdad in a riotous, rockin' rollin' adventure spoof!!!

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Elvis Presley

    Johnny Tyronne

  2. Cast 1

    Mary Ann Mobley

    Princess Shalimar

  3. Cast 1

    Fran Jeffries

    Aishah

  4. Cast 1

    Michael Ansara

    Ptince Dragna

  5. Cast 1

    Jay Novello

    Zacha

  6. Cast 1

    Phillip Reed

    King Toranshah

  7. Cast 1

    Theo Marcuse

    Sinan

  8. Cast 1

    Billy Barty

    Baba

  9. Dirk Harvey

    Makar

_**Elvis goes to a hidden Middle Eastern kingdom to fight assassins**_ An American actor and martial arts expert (Presley) is kidnapped and forced by a sinister group of assassins to execute the king of a secret kingdom in the Middle East (Phillip Reed). During the course of events he falls in love with the King’s daughter (Mary Ann Mobley) and hooks up with an entertainment troupe that are thieves on the side. “Harum Scarum” (1965) was Elvis’ 19th movie of the 31 in his acting filmography. Many say it’s his worst, but it’s not. It’s a tuneful frolic and sendup of Middle Eastern swash...

Status Released

Original LanguageEnglish 

Budget$2,400,000.00

Revenue $3,100,000.00

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