Movie
Arabesque
Overview
When a plot against a prominent Middle Eastern politician is uncovered, David Pollock, a professor of ancient hieroglyphics at Oxford University, is recruited to help expose the scheme. Pollock must find information believed to be in hieroglyphic code and must also contend with a mysterious man called Beshraavi. Meanwhile, Beshraavi's lover, Yasmin Azir, seems willing to aid Pollock -- but is she really on his side?
Details
- Release date
- 1966-05-04
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Genres
- Thriller, Comedy, Mystery, Action
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Universal Pictures, Stanley Donen Films
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Gregory Peck as Prof. David Pollock
- Sophia Loren as Yasmin Azir
- Alan Badel as Nejim Beshraavi
- Kieron Moore as Yussef Kasim
- Carl Duering as Prime Minister Hassan Jena
- John Merivale as Maj. Sylvester Pennington Sloane
- Duncan Lamont as Webster
- George Coulouris as Ragheeb
- Ernest Clark as Beauchamp
- Harold Kasket as Mohammed Lufti
- Windsor Davies as Policeman
- Jimmy Gardner as Helmsley
Crew
- Stanley Donen - Director
- Julian Mitchell - Screenplay
- Peter Stone - Screenplay
- Stanley Price - Screenplay
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