Arabesque

(1966)

★ 6.3 IMDb · 191 votes

Genres: Thriller, Comedy, Mystery, Action

Year: 1966

Runtime: 105 мин

Country: United States of America

Director: Стэнли Донен

Cast: Грегори Пек, Софи Лорен, Alan Badel, Кирон Мур, Карл Дюринг, John Merivale, Duncan Lamont, Джордж Кулурис, Ernest Clark, Harold Kasket

Plot

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?

Professor David Pollock is an expert in ancient Arabic hieroglyphics. A Middle Eastern Prime Minister convinces Pollock to infiltrate the organization of a man named Beshraavi, 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 is a beautiful mystery who becomes intertwined in the plot. Pollock needs her help, but she repeatedly double crosses him in one escapade after another, he can't decide on who she is working for. Ultimately working together, Pollock and Yasmin decipher the message and set out to stop an assassination of the Prime Minister.