Arabesque

Movie

1966

1h 45m

English

Thriller, Comedy, Mystery, Action

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6.2

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Arabesque

Movie

1966

1h 45m

English

Thriller, Comedy, Mystery, Action

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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

Prof. David Pollock

Yasmin Azir

Nejim Beshraavi

Yussef Kasim

Prime Minister Hassan Jena

John Merivale

Maj. Sylvester Pennington Sloane

Webster

Ragheeb

Beauchamp

Mohammed Lufti

Policeman

Helmsley

Mustapha

Zookeeper

Microscope Salesman

Ascort Racegoer (uncredited)

Directed By: Stanley Donen

Written By: Peter Stone (Screenplay), Julian Mitchell (Screenplay), + 2 more

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FinFan says...

6 years ago

It's a thriller that is too much on the comedic side or a comedy with a touch of thriller. Let's call it a thrillmedy. A funny take on the spy angle. The first thing my wife said during the opening credits is that it looks like a Bond movie. But Peck and Loren are good, they have chemistry. They rest does not really stand out. It also has some gaping plot holes. In any case entertaining with some funny scenes and some that are cut too long that hurt the pace.

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CinemaSerf

2 months ago

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 More

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JPV852

3 years ago

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 More

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John Chard

6 years ago

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 More

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