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Released
1994 · FILM

Don't Drink the Water

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

Directed by
Written by
Runtime
91 min
ComedyTV Movie

Synopsis

In the early 1960s, behind the Cold War's iron curtain, the Hollander family inadvertently sparks an international espionage incident when Walter photographs a sunset in a restricted area. To avoid imprisonment, the Hollanders seek refuge in the American Embassy, which is temporarily being managed by the absent ambassador's diplomatically inept son, Axel.

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Principal cast & crew: 15

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Craft leads on file

Edited by Susan E MorseShot by Carlo Di PalmaDesigned by Santo Loquasto

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  • Nuits de Chinefr

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