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Directed by
Elaine May 
 
Writing credits
Elaine May (written by)

Cast (in credits order) complete, awaiting verification

Warren Beatty ... Lyle Rogers

Dustin Hoffman ... Chuck Clarke

Isabelle Adjani ... Shirra Assel

Charles Grodin ... Jim Harrison

Jack Weston ... Marty Freed

Tess Harper ... Willa

Carol Kane ... Carol

Aharon Ipalé ... Emir Yousef
Fijad Hageb ... Abdul (as Fuad Hageb)

David Margulies ... Mr. Clarke
Rose Arrick ... Mrs.Clarke

Julie Garfield ... Dorothy

Cristine Rose ... Siri Darma (as Christine Rose)
Robert V. Girolami ... Bartender (as Bob Girolami)
Abe Kroll ... Mr. Thomopoulos
Hannah Kroll ... Mrs. Thomopoulos

Herb Gardner ... Rabbi Pierce
Bill Moor ... U.S. Consul
Edgar Smith ... Prof. Barnes
J.C. Cutler ... Omar
Bill Bailey ... Gen. Westlake
Ian Gray ... Manager Chez Casablanca
Maati Zaari ... Porter
Larbi Bouhaddane ... Taxi Driver (as Bouhaddane Larbi)

Fred Melamed ... Caid of Assari

Ron Berglas ... CIA Agent (as Ron Berglass)
Neil Zevnik ... CIA Agent

Matt Frewer ... CIA Agent

Alex Hyde-White ... CIA Agent (as Alex Hyde White)
Stefan Gryff ... KGB Agent
Alexei Jawdokimov ... KGB Agent (as Alexei Jawdocimov)

Phillip Schopper ... Waiter
Aziz Ben Driss ... Waiter Chez Casablanca
Kamarr ... Maitre D'Chez Casablanca
Eddy Nedari ... Mohamad. the Camel Seller

Nayef Rashed ... Mohamad. the Camel Seller (as Adam Hussein)
George Masri ... Mohamad. the Camel Seller
Warren Clarke ... English Gunrunner
Arthur Brauss ... German Gunrunner
Sumar Khan ... Ishtari Gunrunner
Jon Paul Morgan ... Djellabah Seller
Nadim Sawalha ... Rug Shop Owner / Camel Seller

Haluk Bilginer ... Guerrilla leader (as Haluk Belginer)
Mark Ryan ... Screamin' Honkers
Stuart Abramson ... Screamin' Honkers
John Freudenheim ... Screamin' Honkers
Bruce Gordon ... Screamin' Honkers
Paul Standig ... The Swing
Joseph Gmerek ... The Swing
John Trumpbour ... The Swing
Marie Jean-Charles ... Teacher's Daughters
Patrice Jean-Charles ... Teacher's Daughters
Danielle Jean-Charles ... Teacher's Daughters
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Tony Head ... Street Person (uncredited)

Frank Patton ... Rescue Cop (uncredited)
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Produced by
Warren Beatty .... producer
David Leigh MacLeod .... associate producer (as David L. MacLeod)
Nigel Wooll .... associate producer
 
Original Music by
Dave Grusin 
 
Cinematography by
Vittorio Storaro 
 
Film Editing by
Richard P. Cirincione 
William Reynolds 
Stephen A. Rotter 
 
Casting by
Noel Davis 
 
Production Design by
Paul Sylbert 
 
Art Direction by
Peter Childs 
 
Set Decoration by
Jim Erickson 
 
Costume Design by
Anthony Powell 
 
Makeup Department
Zineb Bendoula .... hair stylist
Alan Boyle .... makeup artist
Robert Jiras .... makeup artist (as Bob Jiras)
Barry Richardson .... hair stylist
 
Production Management
Mohamed Abbazi .... production manager
G. Mac Brown .... unit production manager
Denise O'Dell .... production supervisor
Kerry Orent .... post-production supervisor
Jeff Stolow .... location manager
Stefan Zürcher .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Lee Cleary .... third assistant director
Louis D'Esposito .... second assistant director (as Louis Desposito)
Don French .... first assistant director
Marcia Gay .... second assistant director: Morocco
Danny Irom .... trainee assistant director
Michael D. Moore .... second unit director (as Michael Moore)
Ken Rudnick .... assistant director: second unit, New York
James W. Skotchdopole .... second assistant director
Stefan Zürcher .... first assistant director: second unit
Ahmed Boulane .... second assistant director: second unit (uncredited)
 
Art Department
Adil Abdelwahab .... set dresser
Joseph Alfieri .... carpenter
Bill J. Coggon .... property master (as Bill Coggon)
Jeanette D'Ambrosio-Sylbert .... assistant: Mr. Sylbert
Bill Groom .... art director: New York
Alan Hicks .... set decorator: New York
Steven J. Jordan .... set decorator: New York (as Steve Jordan)
Elaine O'Donnell .... art department coordinator/shopper
Victoria Paul .... art director: New York
Brian Read .... prop buyer
Bruno Robotti .... charge scenic artist
Manny Sanchez .... carpenter
Phillip Schopper .... artistic consultant
Dave Midson .... supervising dressing prop (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Don Banks .... boom operator: Morocco
Lois A. Bellucci .... apprentice sound editor (as Lois Bellucci)
Louis Bertini .... sound editor
Anthony J. Ciccolini III .... sound editor (as Anthony Ciccolini III)
Marko A. Costanzo .... foley artist
Lee Dichter .... sound re-recording mixer
Brad Fuller .... adr editor
Brian Katkin .... apprentice sound editor
Neil L. Kaufman .... sound editor (as Neil Kaufman)
Michael Kirchberger .... supervising sound editor
Bruce Kitzmeyer .... sound editor
Dan Korintus .... assistant sound editor
George A. Lara .... foley mixer
Ivan Sharrock .... sound mixer
Ira Spiegel .... sound editor
John Strauss .... sound coordinator
Susan M. Wagner .... assistant sound editor (as Susan Wagner)
 
Special Effects by
Terence J. Cox .... special effects technician
George Gibbs .... special effects supervisor
Garth Inns .... special effects
Brian Lince .... special effects
Tim Willis .... special effects
 
Visual Effects by
George Muhs .... visual effects
Christopher Francis Woods .... title/optical producer: R/Greenberg Assoc. (uncredited)
 
Stunts
Denise Amirante .... stunts
Peter Bucossi .... stunts
John Hayden .... stunts
Victor Magnotta .... stunt coordinator
George Marshall Ruge .... stunts
Konrad Sheehan .... stunts
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Giuseppe Alberti .... first assistant camera
Paul Beeson .... additional photographer
Fabio Cafolla .... dimmer operator
Filippo Cafolla .... gaffer
Marco Carosi .... video operator
Adam Dale .... assistant camera
Keith Hamshere .... still photographer
Kerry Hayes .... still photographer
Stefano Marino .... electrician
Sal Martorano .... gaffer: second unit
Steve Parker .... camera operator: second unit
Mauro Pezzotti .... grip
Tom Prate .... key grip: New York (as Thomas Prate Jr)
Lance Shepherd .... electrician
Enrico Umetelli .... camera operator
Riccardo Umetelli .... assistant camera
Fabio Zamarion .... second assistant camera
 
Casting Department
Howard Feuer .... casting: New York
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Abdelkrim Akallach .... crowd wardrobe supervisor
Rosemary Burrows .... wardrobe supervisor
 
Editorial Department
Richard Friedlander .... assistant film editor
J. Kathleen Gibson .... assistant editor
Joseph Gutowski .... assistant editor
William Kruzykowski .... assistant film editor (as William Joseph Kruzykowski)
William S. Scharf .... associate film editor
 
Music Department
Bahjawa .... original Moroccan music
Michael Berenbaum .... assistant music editor
Michael James Jackson .... music consultant & music producer
Elaine May .... original songs
John Strauss .... music coordinator
Paul Williams .... original songs
 
Other crew
Khadija Alami .... production assistant
Zakaria Alaoui .... production liaison morocco
George Bamber .... production assistant
Mohamed Benhmamane .... location manager
Rick Dallago .... first location manager
David Forbes .... marketing consultant
Karen Hale Wookey .... script supervisor (as Karen Wookey)
Beverly Irby .... administrative assistant: Ms. May
Jak King .... production accountant
Maggie Kusik .... assistant: Mr. McLeod
Sue Leibman .... assistant to Mr. Beatty
John Thomas Lenox .... production representative: Columbia Pictures
David Perez .... helicopter pilot
Corky Randall .... camel trainer: Morocco (as Buford Randall)
Paul 'Sled' Reynolds .... camel trainer: Morocco (as Paul Reynolds)
Ken Ryan .... accountant: Columbia
Lucille Smith .... production auditor
Caroline Stevens .... assistant: Mr. Beatty
Andrew Von Preussen .... helicopter pilot
Marc Wolff .... helicopter pilot (as Marc Wolfe)
 
Thanks
His Majesty King Hassan II of Morocco .... grateful acknowledgment (as His Majesty Hassan II King of Morocco)
 

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