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A brilliant researcher in London who works as a high-class hooker in her spare time, becomes a pawn in a dangerous political game, when her latest client, a nobleman who is negotiating an Arab-Israeli peace treaty, falls for her.
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Lauren Slaughter
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Lord Bulbeck
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General Sir George Newhouse
Faith Kent ...
Lady Newhouse
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Lindsay Walker
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Hugo Van Arkady
Ann Hanson ...
Mrs. Van Arkady
Patrick Newman ...
Julian Shuttle
Niall O'Brien ...
Captain Twilley
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Karim Hatami
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Sonny
Muriel Villiers ...
Madame Cybele
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Tom Haldane
Ninka Scott ...
Mrs. Haldane
Jasper Jacob ...
Rex Lanham
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George Hardcastle
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The Hon. Maura Hardcastle
Joseph Karimbeik ...
Colonel Hassan Ali
Anita Edwards ...
Mrs. Hassan Ali
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Bill Rafferty
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French Businessman
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Japanese Businessman
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Japanese Waiter
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Alan Platts-Williams
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Sidney Platts-Williams
Judy Liebert ...
Dutch
Brian Hawksley ...
Institute Porter
Dulice Liecier ...
Jamaican Escort-girl
Judi Maynard ...
Cherubic Woman
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Second Diplomat
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First Arab
Dave Duffy ...
Bodyguard
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First Diplomat
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Plainclothesman
Hugo De Vernier ...
Wine Waiter
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Eddy Pressback
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Chinese Ambassador
Andrew Seear ...
T.V. Newsreader
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Van Arkady's Secretary
Rosemary McHale ...
Second Lady
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American Wife
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Overdressed Lady
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Institute Secretary
Claude Villers ...
Concierge Clerk
Robert Guillermet ...
French Waiter
Joy Lemoine ...
Soft-voiced Woman
Timothy Peters ...
Barry Gingham
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Alan (uncredited)
Frank Henson ...
S.A.S. Man (uncredited)
Steven James ...
S.A.S. Man (uncredited)
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S.A.S. Man (uncredited)
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Diplomat (uncredited)

Directed by

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Bob Swaim

Written by

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Edward Behr ... (screenplay)
 
Bob Swaim ... (screenplay)
 
Paul Theroux ... (novel "Doctor Slaughter")

Produced by

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John Davis ... associate producer
David Korda ... executive producer
Edward R. Pressman ... executive producer
Geoffrey Reeve ... producer

Music by

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Richard Harvey

Cinematography by

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Peter Hannan ... (photographed by)

Editing by

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Richard Marden

Editorial Department

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Roy Birchley ... assistant editor
Tim Grover ... second assistant editor

Casting By

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Nancy Klopper
Mary Selway

Production Design by

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Tony Curtis

Art Direction by

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Peter Williams

Set Decoration by

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Peter Young

Costume Design by

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Louise Frogley

Makeup Department

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Linda Catlin ... hair stylist
Linda DeVetta ... key makeup artist
Pauline Heys ... makeup artist
Colin Jamison ... key hair stylist

Production Management

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Tom Sachs ... production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Lee Cleary ... third assistant director
Terry Madden ... second assistant director
Michael Zimbrich ... first assistant director

Art Department

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Gordon Billings ... stand-by propman
Mohinda Chana ... stand-by carpenter
Keith Evans ... stand-by rigger
Steve Hardie ... draughtsman
John Haugh ... construction manager
Bob Hedges ... property master
Mark Hedges ... dressing prop
Patrick Honan ... stand-by stagehand
Dennis Maddison ... production property buyer
Tony Marks ... carpenter
Denis Rich ... storyboard artist (as Dennis Rich)
Bill Trotman ... stand-by painter
Keith Vowles ... chargehand stand-by propman
John Wells ... dressing props
John Whitby ... carpenter
John Wood ... assistant art director
Martin Asbury ... storyboard artist (uncredited)
Su Whitaker ... draughtswoman (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Michèle Atkins ... assistant dialogue editor
Mark Auguste ... footsteps editor
Richard Fettes ... assistant sound editor
Robin Gregory ... sound mixer
Robert Kelly ... assistant footsteps editor
Ray Merrin ... assistant sound re-recording mixer
Graham Nieder ... second boom operator
Bill Rowe ... re-recording mixer
Terry Sharratt ... boom operator
Nicholas Stevenson ... sound editor
Bryan Tilling ... dialogue editor

Special Effects by

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Arthur Beavis ... special effects supervisor

Visual Effects by

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Alan Church ... optical effects
Tony Willis ... effects cameraman (uncredited)

Stunts

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Andy Bradford ... stunt double
Jack Cooper ... stunt double
Sue Crosland ... stunt double
Sadie Eden ... stunt double
Joe Powell ... stunt arranger
Eddie Powell ... stunts (uncredited)

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Gary Cross ... electrician
Colin Davidson ... focus puller
Ian Foster ... clapper loader
Keith Hamshere ... still photographer
Gordon Hayman ... camera operator
Brian Martin ... best boy
Reg Parsons ... gaffer
John Payne ... camera grip

Casting Department

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Teresa Topolski ... casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Daryl Bristow ... wardrobe supervisor
Amelia Davies ... wardrobe mistress
Geoff Lawrence ... wardrobe assistant (as Geoffrey Lawrence)
Sue Snell ... assistant costume designer

Location Management

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Steven Lawrence ... location manager

Music Department

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Richard Harvey ... musician

Script and Continuity Department

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Pamela Carlton ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Howard Pugh ... transportation coordinator
Brian Weske ... driver: Michael Caine

Additional Crew

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Emma Boxhall ... secretary to producer
Anthony Bryans ... runner
Gary Bunn ... production assistant
Irena Butcher ... assistant production accountant
Sylvia Ellwood ... accounting assistant
Mark Layton ... production assistant
Linda Rabin ... production coordinator
Tom Reeve ... production executive
Ray Tranter ... accounting assistant
Brian Weske ... personal assistant: Michael Caine
Gerald C. Wheatley ... production accountant (as Gerry Wheatley)

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Dr. Lauren Slaughter, a brilliant research fellow at the Arab-Anglo Institute in London is utterly frustrated by her career. To supplement her income, she starts moonlighting at the Jasmine Escort Service, where she has more control over men and money than she does at the office. On one of her dates, Lauren meets the politician Lord Sam Bulbeck who is trying to mediate a peace accord between the Arabs and Israelis. Bulbeck falls in love with his escort, and unwittingly, Lauren becomes a pawn in some very dirty politics. Written by Thorsten Roskowetz

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Taglines Where erotic fantasies become deadly nightmares. See more »
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Also Known As
  • Escort Girl (France)
  • La calle de la Media Luna (Spain)
  • Улица *Полумесец* (Bulgaria, Bulgarian title)
  • Yarımay sokağı (Turkey, Turkish title)
  • Puolikuun katu (Finland)
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Runtime
  • 90 min
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Budget $8,000,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia When this movie was reviewed by Joel Siegel, on WABC-TV Eyewitness News, New York City, in September 1986, a few seconds of a clip of Sigourney Weaver, topless on the exercise bike, was accidentally shown. See more »
Goofs When the would-be assassin enters the bathroom he attempts to switch on the light using a 4-gang wall-switch. It is illegal (in the UK) to have such switches inside a bathroom. If wall-switches are used, they must be outside. The alternative is to use cord-operated ceiling-switches. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in The Color of Money/Sid and Nancy/Down by Law/Clockwise (1986). See more »
Soundtracks East 34th Street See more »
Quotes Dr. Lauren Slaughter: Am I supposed to say "Your place or mine?"
Karim Hatami: No. These days, you say "Betamax or VHS?"
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