The Jewel of the Nile

Aug 1, 1985

1h 46m

★ 6.2

They're back again...and romancing a brand new stone.

Overview

Joan Wilder is thrust back into a world of murder, chases, foreign intrigue... and love. This time out she's duped by a duplicitous Arab dignitary who brings her to the Middle East, ostensibly to write a book about his life. Of course, he's up to no good, and Joan is just another pawn in his wicked game. But Jack Colton and his sidekick Ralph show up to help our intrepid heroine save the day.

Genres

Adventure

Action

Comedy

Romance

Production Companies

SLM Production Group

Stone Group Pictures

20th Century Fox

The Jewel of the Nile Trailers

Cast

Jack T. Colton

Michael Douglas

Joan Wilder

Kathleen Turner

Ralph

Danny DeVito

Omar

Spiros Focás

Jewel

Avner Eisenberg

Tarak

Paul David Magid

Barak

Howard Jay Patterson

Karak

Randall Edwin Nelson

Arak

Samuel Ross Williams

Sarak

Timothy Daniel Furst

Rachid

Hamid Fillali

Gloria

Holland Taylor

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