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Un professore di Oxford viene assunto da un misterioso magnate del petrolio per decifrare un geroglifico. Rimarrà coinvolto in un intrigo internazionale.
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Disc 1
DVD
Arabesque (1966)
105 min
ActionThrillerComedyMystery
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?
Credits
Director
Stanley Donen
Writer
Julian Mitchell
Peter Stone
Stanley Price
Cast
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
Duncan Lamontas Webster
George Coulourisas Ragheeb
Ernest Clarkas Beauchamp
Harold Kasketas Mohammed Lufti
Cinematographer
Christopher Challis
Composer
Henry Mancini
Editor
Frederick Wilson
Producer
Stanley Donen
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Catalogue Info
- Added by
- Matthew Simpson
- Date added
- August 2, 2026