Harum Scarum (film)
Harum Scarum (released in the United Kingdom as Harem Holiday) is a 1965 American musical comedy film starring Elvis Presley. It was shot on the original Cecil B. DeMille set from the film The King of Kings, with additional footage shot on location at the Iverson Movie Ranch in Chatsworth, Los Angeles. Some of the film was based on Rudolph Valentino's 1921 movie The Sheik.
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| Directed by | Gene Nelson |
| Written by | Gerald Drayson Adams |
| Produced by | Sam Katzman |
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| Cinematography | Fred Jackman Jr. |
| Edited by | Ben Lewis |
| Music by | Fred Karger |
Production company | Four-Leaf Productions |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2,400,000 |
| Box office | $3,100,000 (rentals) |
The film reached #11 on the Variety national weekly box office chart, earned $2 million at the box office, and finished #40 on the year end list of the top-grossing films of 1965. The film is listed in Golden Raspberry Award founder John Wilson's book The Official Razzie Movie Guide as one of The 100 Most Enjoyably Bad Movies Ever Made.
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