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Arabesque

Ultra Mod. Ultra Mad. Ultra Mystery.

1966 · 1h 45m

Directed by Stanley Donen

6.3

TMDB audience score
199 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

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?

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Cast

  • Gregory Peck
    Prof. David Pollock

  • Sophia Loren
    Yasmin Azir

  • Alan Badel
    Nejim Beshraavi

  • Kieron Moore
    Yussef Kasim

  • Carl Duering
    Prime Minister Hassan Jena

  • John Merivale
    Maj. Sylvester Pennington Sloane

  • Duncan Lamont
    Webster

  • George Coulouris
    Ragheeb

  • Ernest Clark
    Beauchamp

  • Harold Kasket
    Mohammed Lufti

  • Windsor Davies
    Policeman

  • Jimmy Gardner
    Helmsley

  • Larry Taylor
    Mustapha

  • Harry Locke
    Zookeeper

  • Michael Bilton
    Microscope Salesman

  • Jill Goldston
    Ascort Racegoer (uncredited)

  • James Payne
    Driving the Kidnap Lorry (uncredited)