Arabesque
“Ultra Mod. Ultra Mad. Ultra Mystery.”
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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Cast
17 people
Gregory Peck
Prof. David Pollock
Known for
To Kill a Mockingbird
The Omen
Sophia Loren
Yasmin Azir
Known for
A Special Day
Two Women
Alan Badel
Nejim Beshraavi
Known for
Shōgun
The Day of the Jackal
Kieron Moore
Yussef Kasim
Known for
Darby O'Gill and the Little People
Crack in the World
Carl Duering
Prime Minister Hassan Jena
Known for
A Clockwork Orange
Possession
John Merivale
Maj. Sylvester Pennington Sloane
Known for
Caltiki, the Immortal Monster
The List of Adrian Messenger
Duncan Lamont
Webster
Known for
The Evil of Frankenstein
Quatermass and the Pit
George Coulouris
Ragheeb
Known for
Citizen Kane
Papillon
Ernest Clark
Beauchamp
Known for
The Dam Busters
1984
Harold Kasket
Mohammed Lufti
Known for
The 7th Voyage of Sinbad
Trail of the Pink Panther
Windsor Davies
Policeman
Known for
Murder Most Foul
Carry On Behind
Jimmy Gardner
Helmsley
Known for
Frenzy
Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo
Stanley Donen Director · Peter Stone Screenplay Julian Mitchell Screenplay
Worldwide gross $5.8M · Budget $4.8M · United States release May 5, 1966
Box office
Budget
$4,800,000
Worldwide gross
$5,800,000
Gross vs. budget
1.2×
Production
Universal Pictures
Production · Studio
Stanley Donen Films
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Germany · May 4, 1966
Theatrical
United States · May 5, 1966
Theatrical
Brazil
July 4, 2000 · TV · Universal
France
June 5, 1966 · Theatrical
Ireland
August 19, 1966 · Theatrical
South Korea
October 9, 1968 · Theatrical
Sweden
October 3, 1966 · Theatrical
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