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Don't Drink the Water Details

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Don't Drink The Water is taken from a play by Woody Allen. Walter Hollander (Jackie Gleason) is a middle-aged caterer from Newark, New Jersey who takes his wife Marion (Estelle Parsons) and his teenage daughter Susan (Joan Delaney) on a tour of Europe. When their plane is high-jacked to Vulgaria, Walter is mistaken for an international spy when he takes some photographs. Secret agent Krojack (Michael Constantine) is dispatched to capture the alleged spy. The family takes refuge in the American embassy where Axel Magee (Ted Bessell) is the son of the ambassador. Axel arranges for the family to stay there, but leaving then becomes the problem. Susan's problems are solved when she and Axel are married, providing her with diplomatic immunity. Walter and Marion are forced to disguise themselves as part of an Arab delegation to escape from Vulgaria. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi

Cast

Jackie Gleason
as Walter Hollander
Estelle Parsons
as Marion Hollander
Richard Libertini
as Drobeny
Michael Constantine
as Krojack
Howard St. John
as Ambassador Magee
Danny Meehan
as Kilroy
Pierre Olaf
as The Chef
Phil Leeds
as Sam
Dwayne Early
as Donald
Martin Danzig
as Mishkin
Rene Constantineau
as Organ Grinder
Howard Morris
as Pilot of Escape Plane
Avery Schreiber
as The Sultan

Crew

Howard Morris
Director
Charles H. Joffe
Producer
Jack Grossberg
Producer
Woody Allen
Play Author
Harvey Bullock
Screenwriter
Harvey Genkins
Cinematographer
Patrick Williams
Composer (Music Score)
Ralph Rosenblum
Editor
Robert Gundlach
Art Director
Gene Coffin
Costume Designer
Louis A. Stroller
First Assistant Director
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