Arabesque
Thriller
Comedy
Mystery
Action
Ultra Mod. Ultra Mad. Ultra Mystery.
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?
1966-05-04
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Cast
Director
Stanley Donen
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
Harry Locke as Zookeeper
Michael Bilton as Microscope Salesman
Jill Goldston as Ascort Racegoer (uncredited)