Khalil is an Arab diplomat who wants to not only make peace with Israel, but admit the Jewish state as a member of OPEC. This instantly makes him a target for a series of ingeniously conceived assassination attempts, most of which he foils with the aid of his friend Hamid and his girlfriend Nicole. But can he trust even them?
Acting
Connery doing full commitment to a role that didn't deserve it
Costume
The wig. We have to talk about the wig.
Production
Genuinely ambitious globetrotting on a clearly limited budget
Director
Richard C. Sarafian
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Sean Connery's immediate follow-up to The Man Who Would Be King, making it possibly cinema's whiplash-iest career move.
Released during the 1976 OPEC crisis, the film tried to capitalize on energy anxiety but instead became a time capsule of well-meaning political cluelessness.
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