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Arabesque

6.2 105 mins Thriller   Comedy   Mystery   Action   1966
Universal Pictures   Stanley Donen Films  
Director(s): Stanley Donen

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?

Casts of Arabesque

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

Larry Taylor

as Mustapha

Harry Locke

as Zookeeper

Michael Bilton

as Microscope Salesman

Jill Goldston

as Ascort Racegoer (uncredited)

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