Arabesque (1966)

6.4Approved101 minDirector: Stanley Donen

1966 film by Stanley Donen

Arabesque is a 1966 American spy comedy thriller film produced and directed by Stanley Donen and starring Gregory Peck and Sophia Loren. The screenplay by Julian Mitchell, Stanley Price, and Peter Stone is based on the 1961 novel The Cipher by Alex Gordon (pseudonym of Gordon Cotler). The film, along with Donen's immediately prior film Charade (1963), is usually described as being "Hitchcockian". 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.

Arabesque was filmed in Technicolor and Panavision and was distributed by Universal Pictures.

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What is Arabesque about?
Arabesque (1966) — 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
Is Arabesque based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is Arabesque scary?
Content rating: Approved. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.
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