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Title: Arabesque

Release Date: 4 May 1966

Runtime: 1h 45m

Genre: Thriller, Comedy, Mystery, Action

Director: Universal Pictures, Stanley Donen Films

Production Companies: Universal Pictures, Stanley Donen Films

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?

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.2 (171 votes)

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
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