The Ambassador

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The Ambassador is a 1984 political thriller film directed by J. Lee Thompson, loosely based on Elmore Leonard’s novel "52 Pick-Up" and set against the backdrop of Middle Eastern tensions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film
political thriller film
basedOn 52 Pick-Up NERFINISHED
basedOnAuthor Elmore Leonard NERFINISHED
character U.S. Ambassador to Israel NERFINISHED
cinematographyBy Adam Greenberg NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director J. Lee Thompson NERFINISHED
distributor Cannon Film Distributors NERFINISHED
editedBy Richard Marks NERFINISHED
filmingLocation Israel NERFINISHED
genre political thriller
thriller film
language English
musicBy Dov Seltzer NERFINISHED
plotElement Arab–Israeli conflict NERFINISHED
blackmail
terrorism
producer Menahem Golan NERFINISHED
Yoram Globus NERFINISHED
productionCompany Golan-Globus Productions NERFINISHED
releaseDate 1984-02-10
releaseYear 1984
runtimeMinutes 99
screenplayBy Max Jack NERFINISHED
Ron Cutler NERFINISHED
setting Middle East NERFINISHED
stars Ellen Burstyn NERFINISHED
Fabio Testi NERFINISHED
Robert Mitchum NERFINISHED
Rock Hudson NERFINISHED
theme Middle Eastern tensions
title The Ambassador NERFINISHED

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J. Lee Thompson notableWork The Ambassador
Fifty-Two Pickup adaptedInto The Ambassador
this entity surface form: The Ambassador (1984 film)