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Ishtar

DVD Cover

Country	United States
Directed by	Elaine May
Release Date	1987
Language	French
Studio	Columbia Pictures Corporation
Distributor	Columbia Pictures

Main Cast
Character	Actor
Lyle Rogers	Warren Beatty
Chuck Clarke	Dustin Hoffman
Shirra Assel	Isabelle Adjani
CIA Agent	Matt Frewer
CIA Agent	Alex Hyde-White
English Gunrunner	Warren Clarke
Abdul	Fijad Hageb
Jim Harrison	Charles Grodin

Ishtar is a 1987 adventure comedy film written and directed by Elaine May and starring Warren Beatty and Dustin Hoffman as Lyle Rogers and Chuck Clarke, a pair of inept songwriters who accept a job in Morocco and unwittingly become involved in a government coup involving the CIA and the fictional country of Ishtar. The film co-stars Isabelle Adjani as Shirra Assel and Charles Grodin as CIA officer Jim Harrison. The film is also notorious for being one of the biggest box office bombs of the 1980s.

The following weapons were used in the film Ishtar:

Handguns

Walther P38

Armed opposition members and Ishtar secret police officers frequently use Walther P38s.

Walther P1 - 9x19mm

The leader of the guerrillas (Haluk Bilginer) fires a Walther P38.

A suppressed P38 is also used by the secret police of Ishtar.

Beretta 92F

Secret policemen are seen armed with the Beretta 92F.

Beretta 92F (Early Model) - 9x19mm

Smith & Wesson 39

Some agents and police officers also use the Smith & Wesson 39.

Smith & Wesson Model 39-2 - 9x19mm

Submachine Guns

Ingram MAC-10

Shirra Assel (Isabelle Adjani) uses a suppressed Mac-10.

Ingram MAC-10 with suppressor - .45 ACP

‎

Shirra Assel (Isabelle Adjani) holds a suppressed MAC-10.

Shirra gives the submachine gun to Abdul (Fijad Hageb) as she prepares to use the rocket launcher.

IMI Uzi

Ishtar soldiers and police officers are equipped with Uzi submachine guns.

Uzi - 9x19mm

Heckler & Koch MP5A2

The English Gunrunner (Warren Clarke) offers a Heckler & Koch MP5A2 submachine guns, which he carries slung.

Heckler & Koch MP5A2 with early "slimline" handguard - 9x19mm

On the left, English Gunrunner (Warren Clarke) offers to sell some Heckler & Koch MP5A2 submachine guns, one of which he also carries.

Chuck Clarke (Dustin Hoffman) holds the MP5A2 with slim handguard.

Rifles

AKS-47

Various characters in the film use the AKS-47.

AKS-47 - 7.62x39mm

Chuck Clarke (Dustin Hoffman) with an AKS-47 in his hand, offered by the gunrunner.

A CIA agent shoots from a helicopter at the two men in the desert.

Lyle Rogers (Warren Beatty) returns fire at the CIA helicopter.

AIM/AIMS

Several AIM or AIMS assault rifles are seen in a box in the gunrunner's truck.

AIMS - 7.62x39mm

‎

M1 Carbine

Chuck Clarke (Dustin Hoffman) arms himself with an M1 Carbine during the desert shootout.

Auto Ordnance M1 Carbine (Modern production) - .30 Carbine

Weatherby Mk.V

A CIA sniper is seen armed with a Weatherby Mark V.

Weatherby Mk. V rifle - .300 Weatherby Mag

The CIA sniper aims the rifle.

View from the helicopter.

Machine Guns

Goryunov SG-43

The Berber nomads take interest in a Goryunov SG-43 while buying weapons from the smugglers in the desert.

Goryunov SG-43 Machine Gun On 'Sokolov' mount with shield - 7.62x54mmR

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FN MAG 58

The gunrunner offers an FN MAG 58, which gets into the hands of Lyle and Chuck.

FN MAG 58 - 7.62x51mm NATO

Launchers

Hawk MM1

A Hawk MM1 grenade launcher is used by Chuck in the desert.

Hawk MM1 grenade launcher with short barrel - 40x46mm

FIM-43 Redeye

Shirra Assel (Isabelle Adjani) fires an FIM-43 Redeye to destroy a helicopter.

Dummy FIM-43 Redeye Block I/II with sling - 70mm

Shirra Assel (Isabelle Adjani) fires the FIM-43 Redeye.

Other

Gunrunner's Arsenal

The English Gunrunner (Warren Clarke) displays a wide array of merchandise to the Berbers.

An M16 series rifle and a pair of Tokarev TT-33s sit on a table in the foreground.

In addition to weapons previously mentioned, an SKS, AIM, and Browning M2HB are also seen.

An RPG-7 and the same Browning M2HB are seen, as well as multiple AK-type rifles.

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-[[Image:Ishtar-poster.jpg‎|thumb|right|300px|''Ishtar'' (1987)]]
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+|name = ''Ishtar''
+|picture = Ishtar-poster.jpg‎
+|caption = ''DVD Cover''
+|country = [[Image:USA.jpg|25px]] United States
+|director = Elaine May
+|date= 1987
+|language = French
+|studio=Columbia Pictures Corporation
+|distributor=Columbia Pictures
+|character1=Lyle Rogers
+|actor1=[[Warren Beatty]]
+|character2=Chuck Clarke
+|actor2=[[Dustin Hoffman]]
+|character3=Shirra Assel
+|actor3=[[Isabelle Adjani]]
+|character4=CIA Agent
+|actor4=[[Matt Frewer]]
+|character5=CIA Agent
+|actor5=[[Alex Hyde-White]]
+|character6=English Gunrunner
+|actor6=[[Warren Clarke]]
+|character7=Abdul
+|actor7=Fijad Hageb
+|character8=Jim Harrison
+|actor8=[[Charles Grodin]]
+}}
-'''The following firearms can be seen in the film ''Ishtar'':'''
+'''''Ishtar''''' is a 1987 adventure comedy film written and directed by Elaine May and starring [[Warren Beatty]] and [[Dustin Hoffman]] as Lyle Rogers and Chuck Clarke, a pair of inept songwriters who accept a job in Morocco and unwittingly become involved in a government coup involving the CIA and the fictional country of Ishtar. The film co-stars [[Isabelle Adjani]] as Shirra Assel and [[Charles Grodin]] as CIA officer Jim Harrison. The film is also notorious for being one of the biggest box office bombs of the 1980s.
+{{Film Title}}
 __TOC__<br clear="all">
 =Handguns=
+==Walther P38==
+Armed opposition members and Ishtar secret police officers frequently use [[Walther P38]]s.
+[[Image:WaltherP1.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Walther P1 - 9x19mm]]
+[[Image:Walther-P38-Ishtar.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|The leader of the guerrillas ([[Haluk Bilginer]]) fires a Walther P38.]]
+[[Image:W-P38-silencer-Ishtar.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|A suppressed P38 is also used by the secret police of Ishtar.]]
-==M1911 pistol==
+==Beretta 92F==
-Some secret police as well as the guerrillas are armed with the classic [[M1911 pistol]]s.
+Secret policemen are seen armed with the [[Beretta 92F]].
-[[Image:COLTM1911 1913.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Original Colt M1911 (dated 1913) - .45 ACP]]
-[[Image:M1911-IIshtar.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
-[[Image:M1911pistol-Ishtar.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
-==Walther P-38 pistol==
-Armed opposition and also government forces frequently used [[Walther P38]] pistols.
-[[Image:WaltherP1.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Walther P1 - 9x19mm.]]
-[[Image:Walther-P38-Ishtar.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|The leader of the guerrillas ([[Haluk Bilginer]]) fired a Walther P38 pistol.]]
-[[Image:W-P38-silencer-Ishtar.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|These pistols fitted with a silencer also used the secret police of state Ishtar.]]
-==Beretta 92F pistol==
-Secret policeman holding a [[Beretta 92F]] in his hand.
 [[Image:Beretta92F EarlyModel.jpg|thumb|350px|none|Beretta 92F (Early Model) - 9x19mm]]
 [[Image:Beretta92F-Ishtar.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
-=Submachine guns=
+== Smith & Wesson 39 ==
+Some agents and police officers also use the [[Smith & Wesson 39]].
+[[Image:S&W39-2.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Smith & Wesson Model 39-2 - 9x19mm]]
+[[Image:M1911-IIshtar.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
+[[Image:M1911pistol-Ishtar.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
+=Submachine Guns=
 == Ingram MAC-10 ==
-Shirra Assel (Isabelle Adjani) uses a suppressed [[Mac-10]] submachine gun.
+Shirra Assel ([[Isabelle Adjani]]) uses a suppressed [[Mac-10]].
-[[Image:Ingram-mac10 new.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Ingram MAC-10 with suppressor - .45 ACP]]‎
+[[Image:Ingram-mac10 new.jpg|thumb|450px|none|Ingram MAC-10 with suppressor - .45 ACP]]‎
-[[Image:Isabelle Adjani-Mac-10.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
+[[Image:Isabelle Adjani-Mac-10.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Shirra Assel ([[Isabelle Adjani]]) holds a suppressed [[MAC-10]].]]
-[[Image:Fijad Hageb-Mac-10.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Shirra gave his submachine gun by Abdul (Fijad Hageb), to be able to shoot a bazooka.]]
+[[Image:Fijad Hageb-Mac-10.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Shirra gives the submachine gun to Abdul (Fijad Hageb) as she prepares to use the rocket launcher.]]
 == IMI Uzi==
-Soldiers and police officers of Ishtar are equipped with a [[Uzi]] submachine guns.
+Ishtar soldiers and police officers are equipped with [[Uzi]] submachine guns.
-[[Image:Uzi.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Uzi 9mm]]
+[[Image:Uzi.jpg|thumb|450px|none|Uzi - 9x19mm]]
 [[Image:IMI-Uzi-Ishtar.jpg|thumb|600px|none|]]
-==Heckler & Koch MP5A2 submachine gun==
+==Heckler & Koch MP5A2==
-English Gunrunner ([[Warren Clarke]])(left) has on offer also [[Heckler & Koch MP5A2]] submachine guns, which he also wears.
+The English Gunrunner ([[Warren Clarke]]) offers a [[Heckler & Koch MP5A2]] submachine guns, which he carries slung.
-[[Image:MP5.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Heckler & Koch MP5A2 with early "slimline" handguard - 9x19mm]]
+[[Image:MP5.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Heckler & Koch MP5A2 with early "slimline" handguard - 9x19mm]]
-[[Image:Warren Clarke-H&KMP5.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|]]
+[[Image:Warren Clarke-H&KMP5.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|On the left, English Gunrunner ([[Warren Clarke]]) offers to sell some [[Heckler & Koch MP5A2]] submachine guns, one of which he also carries.]]
-[[Image:Dustin Hoffman-H&KMP5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
+[[Image:Dustin Hoffman-H&KMP5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Chuck Clarke ([[Dustin Hoffman]]) holds the MP5A2 with slim handguard.]]
 =Rifles=
-==AK-47 assault rifle==
+==AKS-47==
-Various characters in the film had used a [[AK-47]] assault rifle.
+Various characters in the film use the [[AKS-47]].
-[[File:TypeIII AK47.jpg|thumb|none|400px|AK-47 (Type III) - 7.62x39mm]]
+[[File:AKS.JPG|thumb|none|450px|AKS-47 - 7.62x39mm]]
-[[Image:Dustin Hofman-AK-47.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Chuck Clarke (Dustin Hoffman) with  AK-47 in his hand offered a weapons of smugglers.]]
+[[Image:Dustin Hofman-AK-47.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Chuck Clarke (Dustin Hoffman) with an AKS-47 in his hand, offered by the gunrunner.]]
-[[Image:‎CIA-AK-47-I.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Agent of CIA  shoots from a helicopter at the two men in the desert.]]
+[[Image:‎CIA-AK-47-I.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A CIA agent shoots from a helicopter at the two men in the desert.]]
-[[Image:WB-AK-47-fire.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|Lyle Rogers (Warren Beatty) reciprocates fire on a man in helicopter.]]
+[[Image:WB-AK-47-fire.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|Lyle Rogers (Warren Beatty) returns fire at the CIA helicopter.]]
-==AIM/AIMS-74 assault rifle==
+==AIM/AIMS==
-In the box on the back of the truck is the [[AK-74|AIM/AIMS-74]] assault rifle.
+Several [[AIM]] or [[AIMS]] assault rifles are seen in a box in the gunrunner's truck.
-[[Image:AIMS-74.jpg|thumb|none|400px|AIMS-74 - 5.45x39mm]]
+[[Image:RomanianAIMS std.jpg|thumb|none|450px|AIMS - 7.62x39mm]]
 [[Image:AIMS-74-Isthar.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|]]‎
 ==M1 Carbine==
-Chuck Clarke (Dustin Hofman) armed with an [[M1 Carbine]] is ready to repel an attack from any side.
+Chuck Clarke ([[Dustin Hoffman]]) arms himself with an [[M1 Carbine]] during the desert shootout.
-[[Image:AutoOrdM1Carbine.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Auto Ordnance M1 Carbine (Modern production) - .30 Carbine]]
+[[Image:AutoOrdM1Carbine.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Auto Ordnance M1 Carbine (Modern production) - .30 Carbine]]
 [[Image:Dustin Hoffman-M1Carbine.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|]]
 [[Image:WB+DH-Isthar.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
-==Unidentified rifle==
+== Weatherby Mk.V ==
+A CIA sniper is seen armed with a [[Weatherby Mark V]].
-[[Image:CIA-rifle-Ishtar-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The man working for the CIA equipped with a unidentified rifle ...]]
+[[Image:Weatherby mk V.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Weatherby Mk. V rifle - .300 Weatherby Mag]]
-[[Image:CIA-rifle-Ishtar-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|... got ordered to shooting the both musicians  from a small height.]]
+[[Image:CIA-rifle-Ishtar-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The CIA sniper aims the rifle.]]
+[[Image:CIA-rifle-Ishtar-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|View from the helicopter.]]
-=Machine guns=
-==Goryunov SG-43 Machine Gun==
+=Machine Guns=
-Among the weapons about that have the Berber nomads a interest is the [[Goryunov SG-43 Machine Gun]].
+==Goryunov SG-43==
-[[Image:GoryunovSG43MachineGun.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Goryunov SG-43 Machine Gun On 'Sokolov' mount with shield - 7.62x54mm R]]
+The Berber nomads take interest in a [[Goryunov SG-43]] while buying weapons from the smugglers in the desert.
+[[Image:GoryunovSG43MachineGun.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Goryunov SG-43 Machine Gun On 'Sokolov' mount with shield - 7.62x54mmR]]
 [[Image:SG-43-MG-Ishtar.jpg|thumb|none|600px|.]]
-==FN MAG machine gun==
+==FN MAG 58 ==
-One of a smuggler's offered machine guns type [[FN MAG]] got into the hands of Lyle and Chuck.
+The gunrunner offers an [[FN MAG 58]], which gets into the hands of Lyle and Chuck.
-[[Image:Mag58postb.jpg‎|thumb|none|400px|FN MAG 58 - 7.62x51mm NATO]]
+[[Image:Mag58postb.jpg‎|thumb|none|450px|FN MAG 58 - 7.62x51mm NATO]]
 [[Image:FN MAG-Ishtar.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|]]
 [[Image:Warren Beatty-FN MAG.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|]]
-=Others=
+=Launchers=
-==Hawk MM1 grenade launcher==
+==Hawk MM1 ==
-This [[Hawk MM1 grenade launcher]] in the Chuck's hand to insert Shirra Assel (Isabelle Adjani).
+A [[Hawk MM1 grenade launcher]] is used by Chuck in the desert.
-[[Image:MM1.jpg|thumb|none|450px|MM1 grenade launcher - 40mm]]
+[[File:MM1 GL short barrel.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Hawk MM1 grenade launcher with short barrel - 40x46mm]]
-[[Image:Dustin Hoffman-HawkGL.jpg|thumb|none|600px|M79 Grenade Launcher.]]
+[[Image:Dustin Hoffman-HawkGL.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
-==FIM-43 Redeye bazooka.==
+==FIM-43 Redeye==
-Shirra Assel (Isabelle Adjani) fired at the helicopter a rocket from a [[FIM-43 Redeye]] bazooka.
+Shirra Assel (Isabelle Adjani) fires an [[FIM-43 Redeye]] to destroy a helicopter.
-[[Image:FIM43.jpg|thumb|none|400px|FIM-43 Redeye - 70mm]]
+[[File:FIM-43 Redeye display.jpg|none|thumb|450px|Dummy FIM-43 Redeye Block I/II with sling - 70mm]]
 [[Image:FIM43-Ishtar.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
-[[Image:Isabelle Adjani-FIM43.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
+[[Image:Isabelle Adjani-FIM43.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Shirra Assel (Isabelle Adjani) fires the [[FIM-43 Redeye]].]]
+=Other=
+==Gunrunner's Arsenal==
+The English Gunrunner ([[Warren Clarke]]) displays a wide array of merchandise to the Berbers.
+[[Image:Warren Clarke-H&KMP5.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|An [[M16]] series rifle and a pair of [[Tokarev TT-33]]s sit on a table in the foreground.]]
+[[Image:FN MAG-Ishtar.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|In addition to weapons previously mentioned, an [[SKS]], [[AIM]], and [[Browning M2HB]] are also seen.]]
+[[Image:SG-43-MG-Ishtar.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An [[RPG-7]] and the same Browning M2HB are seen, as well as multiple AK-type rifles.]]
 [[Category:Movie]]
 [[Category:Adventure Movie]]
 [[Category:Comedy]]

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