Arabesque
Arabesque
Release: 1966-05-04
·Runtime: 105m
·★ 6.3
Thriller
Comedy
Mystery
Action
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?
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Universal Pictures
Stanley Donen Films
Trailers & Videos
Cast
John Merivale
as Maj. Sylvester Pennington Sloane
Windsor Davies
as Policeman
Kieron Moore
as Yussef Kasim
George Coulouris
as Ragheeb
Harry Locke
as Zookeeper
Michael Bilton
as Microscope Salesman
Carl Duering
as Prime Minister Hassan Jena
Duncan Lamont
as Webster
Sophia Loren
as Yasmin Azir
Alan Badel
as Nejim Beshraavi
Ernest Clark
as Beauchamp
Harold Kasket
as Mohammed Lufti
Jimmy Gardner
as Helmsley
Jill Goldston
as Ascort Racegoer (uncredited)
Gregory Peck
as Prof. David Pollock
