Don't Drink the Water

Don't Drink the Water

Don't Drink the Water

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Don't Drink the Water

"They Couldn't Wait To Get In. Now It's Hilarious Trying To Get Out!"

1994

1h 31m

5.5(85 votes)

Comedy

TV Movie

Overview

Somewhere behind the early 1960s cold-war iron curtain, the Hollander family cause an international spying incident when Walter photographs a sunset in a sensitive region. In order to stay out of jail, the Hollanders take refuge in the American Embassy, which is temporarily being run by the absent Ambassador's diplomatically incompetent son, Axel.

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Cast & Crew

27 members

Acting

Ed Herlihy

Narrator

Ed Herlihy

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Josef Sommer

Ambassador Magee

Josef Sommer

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Robert Stanton

Mr. Burns

Robert Stanton

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Edward Herrmann

Mr. Kilroy

Edward Herrmann

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Rosemary Murphy

Miss Pritchard

Rosemary Murphy

Acting

Michael J. Fox

Axel Magee

Michael J. Fox

Directing

Woody Allen

Walter Hollander

Woody Allen

Acting

Julie Kavner

Marion Hollander

Julie Kavner

Acting

Mayim Bialik

Susan Hollander

Mayim Bialik

Acting

Ed Van Nuys

Embassy Staff

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Skip Rose

Embassy Staff

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Leonid Citer

Policeman

Leonid Citer

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Stas Kmiec

Policeman

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Vít Hořejš

Krojack

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Sándor Técsy

Krojack's Colleague

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Austin Pendleton

Chef Oscar

Austin Pendleton

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Dom DeLuise

Father Drobney

Dom DeLuise

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John Doumanian

Emir

John Doumanian

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Erick Avari

Emir's Aide

Erick Avari

Acting

Brian McConnachie

Washington Reporter

Brian McConnachie

Acting

Victor Steinbach

Herbert Gruber

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Frederick Rolf

Yannis Kasnar

Frederick Rolf

Acting

Elizabeth De Charay

Countess Bordoni

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Taina Elg

Anna Gruber

Taina Elg

Acting

Maggie Wagner

Emir's Wife (uncredited)

Maggie Wagner

Acting

Michael Cline

Ambassador Bogart (uncredited)

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John Patrick Patti

Commie Cop (uncredited)

John Patrick Patti

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