John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!_
"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.
Starring
Shirley MacLaine, Peter Ustinov, Richard Crenna
Updated Feb 16, 2026
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Year context
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! was released 61 years ago in 1965.
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 discov...
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! is a Comedy film with a runtime of 1h 36m.
CAST (20)
Shirley MacLaine
Jenny
Peter Ustinov
Fawz
Richard Crenna
John Goldfarb
Jim Backus
Whitepaper
Scott Brady
Sakalakis
Fred Clark
Overreach
Wilfrid Hyde-White
Guz
Harry Morgan
Sarajevo
Patrick Adiarte
Ammud
Richard Deacon
Maginot
Jerome Cowan
Brinkley
Leon Askin
Samir
David Lewis
Cronkite
Milton Frome
Air Force General
Charles Lane
Editor
Jerry Orbach
Pinkerton
Jackie Coogan
Father Ryan
NB
Nai Bonet
Specialty Dancer
S
Sultanna
Specialty Dancer
Dick Wilson
Frobish (uncredited)
BOX OFFICE
$4.0M
Budget
DETAILS
Release
Status
Released
Runtime
96 min (1h 36m)
Country
Rating
3.1/10 (9 votes)
Budget
$4,000,000
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What is John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! about?
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.
How long is John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!?
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! has a runtime of 96 minutes (1h 36m).
Who stars in John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!?
The cast of John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! includes Shirley MacLaine, Peter Ustinov, Richard Crenna, Jim Backus, Scott Brady.
What is the rating of John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!?
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! has a rating of 3.1 out of 10 based on 9 votes on TMDB.
GENRES (1)
Comedy