Don't Drink the Water (1969 film)

Don't Drink the Water
	Film poster by Sandy Kossin
Directed by	Howard Morris
Produced by	Charles H. Joffe; A Jack Rollins and; Charles H. Joffe Production; Executive producer; Joseph E. Levine
Written by	R. S. Allen and; Harvey Bullock
Based on	Don't Drink the Water; by Woody Allen
Starring	Jackie Gleason; Estelle Parsons; Ted Bessell; Joan Delaney
Music by	Pat Williams
Cinematography	Harvey Genkins
Edited by	Ralph Rosenblum A.C.E.; (editorial supervision)
Distributed by	Avco Embassy Pictures
Release date	November 11, 1969; [1]
Running time	100 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Don't Drink the Water is a 1969 American comedy film starring Jackie Gleason and Estelle Parsons.[2] It is directed by Howard Morris and based upon a 1966 play Don't Drink the Water by Woody Allen. The supporting cast includes Ted Bessell and Joan Delaney.

In 1994, Allen remade the story as the television film Don't Drink the Water, with himself as Walter Hollander.[3]

Plot

Walter Hollander, a caterer, is on vacation with his wife Marion and daughter Susan. While flying to Athens, their plane is hijacked to Vulgaria, behind the Iron Curtain. While waiting for the plane to be cleared to take off again, Marion insists they go outside and take a few pictures. Unfortunately they are in a restricted area so the secret police suspect them of being spies. Inspector Krojak sends a squad of soldiers with machine guns to arrest them, and the Hollanders flee to the car of the American ambassador which is parked nearby.

The Hollanders take refuge in the U.S. Embassy nearby. The ambassador is away, leaving only his inept son Axel Magee to grant the Hollanders political asylum. Picketers protest outside the embassy as everyone tries to figure a way out. Walter and Marion even don a sultan's robes and attempt to sneak out with his party, but complicating matters further is that Susan has fallen in love with Axel.

Cast

Jackie Gleason as Walter Hollander
Estelle Parsons as Marion Hollander
Ted Bessell as Axel Magee
Joan Delaney as Susan Hollander
Michael Constantine as Krojack
Howard St. John as Ambassador Magee
Danny Meehan as Kilroy
Richard Libertini as Father Drobney
Avery Schreiber as The Sultan
Mark Gordon as Mirik
Phil Leeds as Sam

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References

External links

Don't Drink the Water at the American Film Institute Catalog
Don't Drink the Water on IMDb
Don't Drink the Water at the TCM Movie Database

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[1] Don't Drink the Water at the American Film Institute Catalog

[2] Wilson, Earl {syndicated column}. "An Oscar Hasn't Changed Her, Estelle Parsons Says" (Toledo Blade, May 23, 1969, page 13)

[3] Tucker, Ken. "Don't Drink the Water" (Entertainment Weekly, December 16, 1994)