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.

Details

Cast

Shirley MacLaine

Peter Ustinov

Richard Crenna

Jim Backus

Scott Brady

Fred Clark

Wilfrid Hyde-White

Harry Morgan

Patrick Adiarte

Richard Deacon