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Arabesque (1966)

"Ultra Mod. Ultra Mad. Ultra Mystery."

6.3/10 1h 45m May 04, 1966
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?

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Movie Details

Original Title Arabesque
Original Language EN
Budget $4,800,000
Status Released
Popularity 0.7

Cast

Gregory Peck
Gregory Peck
Prof. David Pollock
Popularity: 1.9
Sophia Loren
Sophia Loren
Yasmin Azir
Popularity: 2.4
Alan Badel
Alan Badel
Nejim Beshraavi
Popularity: 0.4
Kieron Moore
Kieron Moore
Yussef Kasim
Popularity: 0.3
Carl Duering
Carl Duering
Prime Minister Hassan Jena
Popularity: 0.6
John Merivale
John Merivale
Maj. Sylvester Pennington Sloane
Popularity: 0.2
Duncan Lamont
Duncan Lamont
Webster
Popularity: 0.8
George Coulouris
George Coulouris
Ragheeb
Popularity: 2.3
Ernest Clark
Ernest Clark
Beauchamp
Popularity: 6.9
Harold Kasket
Harold Kasket
Mohammed Lufti
Popularity: 1.8
Windsor Davies
Windsor Davies
Policeman
Popularity: 0.3
Jimmy Gardner
Jimmy Gardner
Helmsley
Popularity: 0.5

Key Crew

Producer Stanley Donen
Director Stanley Donen
Editor Frederick Wilson
Screenplay Peter Stone, Stanley Price, Julian Mitchell

Production

Universal Pictures
US
Stanley Donen Films
GB

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Keywords

london, england spy professor body double political assassination political intrigue  hieroglyph cipher spy thriller woman spy

Reviews from TMDB

John Chard 7/10
Sep 25, 2014

Swell! Arabesque is directed by Stanley Donen and collectively adapted by Julian Mitchell, Stanley Price and Pierre Marton from Gordon Cotler's novel The Cypher. It stars Gregory Peck, Sophia Loren, Alan Badel, John Merivale and Harold Kasket. A Panavision/Technicolor production with music by Hen ... Read more

JPV852 7/10
Sep 6, 2021

Fun little espionage-romance-thriller featuring the wonderful duo of Gregory Peck and Sophia Loren. Gets a bit confusing and still don't quite understand the point of the cipher to begin with, but has some thrilling scenes and a solid finale. Nothing terribly memorable and certainly has shades of Ch ... Read more

CinemaSerf 6/10
Sep 2, 2024

This is quite an enjoyable romantic thriller that brings out the best in both Gregory Peck - as the hapless academic and Sophia Loren as the duplicitous girlfriend of our baddie Alan Badel. The premiss is a shade too convoluted - the professor is recruited to help track down and decipher an hierogly ... Read more

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Details
Release Date May 4, 1966
Runtime 1h 45m
Budget $4,800,000
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.7
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