The Ambassador is a 1984 American political thriller film directed by J. Lee Thompson and starring Robert Mitchum, Ellen Burstyn, Rock Hudson and Allan Younger.

Ambassador to Israel Peter Hacker (Robert Mitchum) and head of security Frank Stevenson (Rock Hudson) are en route to a secret location in the Judaean Desert to meet with representatives of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO).

Alex Hacker (Ellen Burstyn), the ambassador’s troubled and lonely wife is in Jerusalem where she is secretly meeting her lover.

Upon returning to the American embassy, Stevenson makes contact to a secret superior where he also voices his concerns and wishes to see an end to Hacker’s assignment as ambassador.

After his arrival he enters the damaged building where the film of his wife’s infidelity plays on a movie screen.

He turns out to be Mustapha Hashimi (Fabio Testi), a wealthy business man and PLO member.

Stevenson makes headway finding the location where the film was developed and visits the print shop looking for answers.

Hacker conducts the meeting with Israeli and Palestinian students at an ancient Roman ruin outside of Tel Aviv and it ends on a positive note with real progress being made between the two groups.

He later walks outside onto his front porch only to see a group of young Israeli students holding a peace rally, bringing him to tears.