The Jewel of the Nile

1985, Action/Adventure, 1h 44m

26 Reviews 50,000+ Ratings

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The sense of romantic spark has waned and the prevalence of stereotypes has grown in Jewel of the Nile, although there is still plenty of swooning action for fans of the first adventure. Read critic reviews

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Novelist Joan Wilder (Kathleen Turner) is living with adventurer boyfriend Jack Colton (Michael Douglas) on his yacht. But she leaves when Omar (Spiros Focas), the head of a North African nation, asks her to visit his country and write about him. Jack intends to go on a pleasure cruise to Greece, but when he learns that Joan is a pawn in Omar's quest to polish his image and gain greater power, he partners with continent-hopping criminal Ralph (Danny DeVito) in a quest to free her.

Cast & Crew

Michael Douglas
Jack
Kathleen Turner
Joan
Danny DeVito
Ralph
Spiros Focas
Omar
Avner Eisenberg
Holy Man
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
Lewis Teague
Director
Mark Rosenthal
Screenwriter
Lawrence Konner
Screenwriter
Michael Douglas
Producer
Jan de Bont
Cinematographer
Michael Ellis
Film Editor
Peter Boita
Film Editor
Jack Nitzsche
Original Music
Leslie Tomkins
Art Director
Damien Lanfranchi
Art Director
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