John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
1965, English. Directed by J. Lee Thompson.
A Wild Whirl of Wacky Fun!
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
- 1h 36m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 24 March 1965
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- William Peter Blatty
- Budget
- $4M
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What John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! is based on
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! is based on John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! (1963) by William Peter Blatty.
1963
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
By William Peter Blatty
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John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! runs 96 minutes (1h 36m).
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Which OTT platform is John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! on?
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 24 March 1965. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
What movies are like John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!?
If you liked John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!, try Balls Up, I Love My Dad, The Cheerleaders.
Who directed John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!?
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! (1965) was directed by J. Lee Thompson and stars Shirley MacLaine, Peter Ustinov, Richard Crenna.
What is John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! based on?
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! is based on John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! (1963) by William Peter Blatty.