A Hologram for the King
Directed by Tom Tykwer
Starring Tom Hanks, Sarita Choudhury, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Ben Whishaw, Tom Skerritt, Tracey Fairaway, David Menkin, Omar Elba, Jane Perry, Amira El Sayed
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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.
- Original language
- English
- Screenplay
- Tom Tykwer, Dave Eggers
- Music
- Johnny Klimek, Tom Tykwer
- Cinematography
- Frank Griebe
- Cast
- Ben Whishaw, Tom Skerritt, Tracey Fairaway, David Menkin, Omar Elba, Jane Perry, Amira El Sayed, Christy Meyer, Khalid Laith
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Updated July 22, 2026
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