Arabesque (film)
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| Arabesque | |
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 movie poster by Robert McGinnis |
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| Directed by | Stanley Donen |
| Produced by | Stanley Donen Denis Holt |
| Written by | Julian Mitchell Stanley Price Peter Stone |
| Starring | Gregory Peck Sophia Loren Alan Badel John Merivale Harold Kasket |
| Music by | Henry Mancini |
| Cinematography | Christopher Challis |
| Editing by | Frederick Wilson |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
| Release date(s) |  May 5, 1966 July 28 |
| Running time | 105 min. |
| Country | U.S.A. |
| Language | English |
Arabesque is a 1966 thriller starring Gregory Peck and Sophia Loren. The movie is based on Gordon Cotler's novel The Cypher and directed by Stanley Donen, who also directed Charade, Indiscreet, Funny Face, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, and Saturn 3.
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[edit] Plot
Professor David Pollock (Peck) is an expert in ancient Arabic hieroglyphics at Oxford University. A Middle Eastern Prime Minister convinces Pollock to infiltrate the organization of a man named Beshraavi (Alan Badel), who is involved in a plot against the Prime Minister. The nature of the plot is believed to be found in a hieroglyphic code. Beshraavi's mistress, Yasmin Azir (Loren) is a mystery intertwined in the plot. Pollock needs her help, but when she repeatedly seems to double cross him in one escapade after another, he can't decide on whose side she is working. Ultimately working together, Pollock and Yasmin decipher the plot and set out to stop an assassination of the Prime Minister.
[edit] Cast
- Gregory Peck — Prof. David Pollock
- Sophia Loren — Yasmin Azir
- Alan Badel — Beshraavi
- Kieron Moore — Yussef Kasim
- Carl Duering — Hassan Jena
- John Merivale — Maj. Sylvester Pennington Sloane
- Duncan Lamont — Webster
- George Coulouris — Ragheeb
- Ernest Clark — Beauchamp
- Harold Kasket — Mohammed Lufti
[edit] American Film Institute recognition
When AFI named Sophia Loren # 21 on its list of the 25 greatest female American screen legends, Arabesque was the film selected to highlight Loren's legendary career. Co-star Gregory Peck was also named to the AFI screen legends list, ranking 12th among males.
[edit] See also
- Crumlin, Caerphilly, the location at which the railway bridge action scene was filmed on the historic Viaduct, which was being dismantled at the time.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Arabesque at the Internet Movie Database
- Arabesque at Allmovie
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