Title: Arabesque (Arabesque)
Release Date: 1966-05-04
IMDB ID: tt0060121
Vote Average: 6.277 (179 votes)
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?
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),
Crew:
Yves Saint Laurent (Costume Design),
Stanley Donen (Director),
Gordon Cotler (Novel),
Henry Mancini (Original Music Composer),
Christopher Challis (Director of Photography),
Frederick Wilson (Editor),