Arabesque (1966)
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?
Thriller, Comedy, Mystery, Action
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
- Duncan Lamont — Webster
- George Coulouris — Ragheeb
- Ernest Clark — Beauchamp
- Harold Kasket — Mohammed Lufti
- Windsor Davies — Policeman
- Jimmy Gardner — Helmsley
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