Arabesque (1966)

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Movie · Thriller, Comedy, Mystery, Action · 1h 45m · Rated 6.3/10 on TMDB · Released May 4, 1966

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?

Directed by Stanley Donen

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

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