Arabesque (1966)

05/04/1966 (US) • 1h 45m

Thriller, Comedy, Mystery, Action

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?

Top Billed Cast

Gregory Peck

Prof. David Pollock

Sophia Loren

Yasmin Azir

Alan Badel

Nejim Beshraavi

Kieron Moore

Yussef Kasim

Carl Duering

Prime Minister Hassan Jena

John Merivale

Maj. Sylvester Pennington Sloane

Ernest Clark

Beauchamp


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$4,800,000.00

Revenue

-

Keywords

london, england

spy

professor

body double

political assassination

political intrigue 

hieroglyph

cipher

spy thriller

woman spy

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