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Don't Drink the Water (1994)

TV Movie  -  PG 100 min  -  Comedy
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Somewhere behind the early 1960s cold-war iron curtain, the Hollander family cause an international spying incident when Walter photographs a sunset in a sensitive region... See full summary »

Director:

Woody Allen

Writers:

Woody Allen (teleplay), Woody Allen (play)

Stars:

Woody Allen, Julie Kavner and Ed Herlihy
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ed Herlihy Ed Herlihy ...
Narrator
Josef Sommer ...
Robert Stanton ...
Mr. Burns
Edward Herrmann ...
Rosemary Murphy Rosemary Murphy ...
Miss Pritchard
Michael J. Fox ...
Woody Allen ...
Julie Kavner ...
Mayim Bialik ...
Ed Van Nuys Ed Van Nuys ...
Embassy Staff
Skip Rose Skip Rose ...
Embassy Staff
Leonid Citer ...
Policeman (as Leonid Uscher)
Stas Kmiec Stas Kmiec ...
Policeman (as Stas' Kmiec')
Vit Horejs Vit Horejs ...
Sándor Técsy Sándor Técsy ...
Krojack's Colleague (as Sandor Tecsy)
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Somewhere behind the early 1960s cold-war iron curtain, the Hollander family cause an international spying incident when Walter photographs a sunset in a sensitive region. In order to stay out of jail, the Hollanders take refuge in the American Embassy, which is temporarily being run by the absent Ambassador's diplomatically incompetent son, Axel. Written by Rob Hartill  

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1960s | Cold War | Remake | Directed By Co Star | Farce  | See more »

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They Couldn't Wait To Get In. Now It's Hilarious Trying To Get Out! (DVD)

Genres:

Comedy

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

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Also Known As:

Kata lathos kataskopos See more »

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Jean Doumanian Productions, Magnolia Productions, Sweetland Films See more »
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Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1
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Trivia

Woody Allen decided to do his own TV-movie version of his play after a belated viewing of the 1969 movie version, which he had nothing to do with and which he thought inferior. See more »

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References "The Ed Sullivan Show" (1948) See more »

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"Wonderful Violin"
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