Movie
Arabesque (1966)
Ultra Mod. Ultra Mad. Ultra Mystery.
Thriller · Comedy · Mystery · Action
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?
Director: Stanley Donen Starring: Gregory Peck, Sophia Loren, Alan Badel, Kieron Moore
Arabesque Cast
- Gregory Peck as Prof. David Pollock
- Sophia Loren as Yasmin Azir
- Alan Badel as Nejim Beshraavi
- Kieron Moore as Yussef Kasim
- Carl Duering as Prime Minister Hassan Jena
- John Merivale as Maj. Sylvester Pennington Sloane
- Duncan Lamont as Webster
- George Coulouris as Ragheeb
- Ernest Clark as Beauchamp
- Harold Kasket as Mohammed Lufti
- Windsor Davies as Policeman
- Jimmy Gardner as Helmsley