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Arabesque
Film / 1966

Arabesque

Directed by Stanley Donen
ThrillerComedyMysteryAction

★ 6.3/10Audience rating

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?

The story

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?

Cast

Gregory PeckProf. David Pollock Sophia LorenYasmin Azir Alan BadelNejim Beshraavi Kieron MooreYussef Kasim Carl DueringPrime Minister Hassan Jena John MerivaleMaj. Sylvester Pennington Sloane Duncan LamontWebster George CoulourisRagheeb Ernest ClarkBeauchamp Harold KasketMohammed Lufti Windsor DaviesPoliceman Jimmy GardnerHelmsley
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Larry TaylorMustapha Harry LockeZookeeper Michael BiltonMicroscope Salesman Jill GoldstonAscort Racegoer (uncredited) James PayneDriving the Kidnap Lorry (uncredited)

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