

A Hologram for the King
2016-04-22 · 98 min · ★ 5.8
Alan Clay, a struggling American businessman, travels to Saudi Arabia to sell a new technology to the King, only to be challenged by endless Middle Eastern bureaucracy, a perpetually absent monarch, and a suspicious growth on his back.
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Production details
- Directors
- Tom Tykwer
- Production companies
- Playtone, X Filme Creative Pool, Primeridian Entertainment, WS Film, Silver Reel, Fábrica de Cine, Lotus Entertainment, 22H22
- Countries
- Germany, United States of America, France, Mexico, Switzerland
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 30,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 9,169,507
Top Cast
Tom HanksAlan Clay
Sarita ChoudhuryDr. Zahra Hakeem
Sidse Babett KnudsenHanne
Ben WhishawDave
Tom SkerrittRon Clay
Tracey FairawayKitty Clay
David MenkinBrad
Omar ElbaYousef
Jane PerryRuby Clay
Amira El SayedMaha
Christy MeyerCayley
Khalid LaithKarim Al-Ahmad
Jon DonahueTed
Michael BaralYoung Ron
Lewis RainerYoung Alan
Megan MaczkoRachel
Eric MeyersEric Randall
Waleed ElgadiSayad
Zaydun KhalafMohammedTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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