The Jewel of the Nile (1985)

Truth is a slippery topic. Often it depends upon your point of view. There is an old maxim that says something like “history is written by the victors.” Joan Wilder (Kathleen Turner) learns all about it after being lured to write a puff piece about a middle eastern ruler by the name of Omar (Spiros Focas). She discovers that he is a brutal theocrat and that, until she agrees to finish the article to introduce him to the world as a benevolent, enlightened ruler working to unite the Arab world, she’ll languish in prison. Enter her somewhat world weary swain Jack Colton (Michael Douglas).

Director:  Lewis Teague Writer:  Mark Rosenthal; Lawrence Konner; Diane Thomas Cast:
Michael Douglas -  Jack Colton Kathleen Turner -  Joan Wilder Danny DeVito -  Ralph Spiros Focás -  Omar Avner Eisenberg -  Jewel Paul David Magid -  Tarak Howard Jay Patterson -  Barak Randall Edwin Nelson -  Karak		Samuel Ross Williams -  Arak Timothy Daniel Furst -  Sarak Hamid Fillali -  Rachid Holland Taylor -  Gloria Guy Cuevas -  Le Vasseur Peter DePalma -  Missionary Mark Daly Richards -  Pirate Sadeke Colobanane -  Nubian Chief