"The most erotic thing in their world was money."

1981

1h 56m

5.1(26 votes)

Drama

Mystery

Romance

Thriller

Overview

An Arab oil organization devises a plan to wreck the world economy in order to cause anarchy and chaos.

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Cast & Crew

55 members

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Jane Fonda

Lee Winters

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Kris Kristofferson

Hubbell Smith

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Hume Cronyn

Maxwell Emery

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Josef Sommer

Roy Lefcourt

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Bob Gunton

Sal Naftari

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Macon McCalman

Jerry Fewster

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Ron Frazier

Gil Hovey

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Jodi Long

Betsy Okamoto

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Crocker Nevin

Warner Ackerman

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Marvin Chatinover

Henry Lipscomb

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Ira Wheeler

Mr. Whitelaw

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Paul Hecht

Khalid

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Norman Snow

Hish

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Nelly Hoyos

Lee Winter's Maid

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Lansdale Chatfield

Mrs. Emery

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Sally Sockwell

Mrs. Fewster

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Martha Plimpton

Fewster's Older Daughter

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Gaby Glatzer

Fewster's Younger Daughter

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Howard Erskine

Dodds

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Michael Fiorello

Limousine Driver

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Marilyn Berger

Newscaster

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Alex Wipf

Mystery Man

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Ahmed Yacoubi

Older Arab Father

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Charlie Laiken

The Lonely Guy

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Stanley Simmonds

Sam, Night Watchman

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E. Brian Dean

Night Watchman

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James Sutton

Vice President

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Joel Stedman

Asst. Vice President

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Garrison Lane

Charlie Winters

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Nina Reeves

Secretary

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Michael Prince

Charlie Winter

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Carolyn Larsen

Hub's Secretary

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Rebecca Brooks

Telex Operator

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Richard Barbour

Trader

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Danny Redmon

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Eric Bethancourt

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Steve Ballard

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Neela Eriksen

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Lawrence Sellars

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Ernie Garrett

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Art Hansen

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Ira Lewis

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Sharon Casey

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Bernie Rachelle

Trader

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Keith Eager

Emery's Dinner Guest

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David Ellsworth

Emery's Dinner Guest

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Art Lambert

Piano Player

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Crew

Bill Anagnos

Crowd Member (uncredited)

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Ahmed Boulane

Student (Uncredited)

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Robert Dahdah

Crowd (uncredited)

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Geretta Geretta

Banquet Party Scene (uncredited)

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Jery Hewitt

Crowd Member (uncredited)

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Richmond Hoxie

Student (uncredited)

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Lora Mitchell

Trader-Stock Market / Gold (uncredited)

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Deborah Watkins

Crowd Member (uncredited)

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