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Arabesque is a 1966 American comedy thriller spy film directed by Stanley Donen and starring Gregory Peck and Sophia Loren, written by Julian Mitchell, Stanley Price, and Peter Stone based on The Cipher, a 1961 novel by Alex Gordon (pseudonym of Gordon Cotler). The film, along with Donen's immediately prior film Charade (1963), is usually described as being "Hitchcockian", as it features as a protagonist an innocent and ordinary man thrust into dangerous and extraordinary situations. It was the last film of that genre which Donen would make.
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1966 · 1h 45m · Thriller · Comedy · Mystery
TMDB 6.3/10 (186 votes)
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?
Directed by Stanley Donen
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Stanley DonenDirector
Gregory Peckas Prof. David Pollock
Sophia Lorenas Yasmin Azir
Alan Badelas Nejim Beshraavi
Kieron Mooreas Yussef Kasim
Carl Dueringas Prime Minister Hassan Jena
John Merivaleas Maj. Sylvester Pennington Sloane
Ernest Clarkas Beauchamp
Harold Kasketas Mohammed Lufti
Windsor Daviesas Policeman
Jimmy Gardneras HelmsleyLLarry Tayloras Mustapha
Harry Lockeas Zookeeper