Arabesque

May 4, 1966

1h 45m

★ 6.3

Ultra Mod. Ultra Mad. Ultra Mystery.

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?

Genres

Thriller

Comedy

Mystery

Action

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

Stanley Donen Films

Arabesque Trailers

Cast

Prof. David Pollock

Gregory Peck

Yasmin Azir

Sophia Loren

Nejim Beshraavi

Alan Badel

Yussef Kasim

Kieron Moore

Prime Minister Hassan Jena

Carl Duering

Maj. Sylvester Pennington Sloane

John Merivale

Webster

Duncan Lamont

Ragheeb

George Coulouris

Beauchamp

Ernest Clark

Mohammed Lufti

Harold Kasket

Policeman

Windsor Davies

Helmsley

Jimmy Gardner

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