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Arabesque (1966) [N/A]

Release Date:
May 4, 1966

Original Title:
Arabesque

Alternate Titles:
Arabesc
Arabesco
Arabeska
Arabeske
Arabesque
Arabeszk
Casuslar
Stanley Donen's Arabesque
Арабеска
Шифърът
アラベスク
아라베스크

Genres:
Action | Comedy | Mystery | Thriller

Production Companies:
Stanley Donen Films
Universal Pictures

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
BR: 14  DE: 12  FR: U  IE: 12  SE: 15 

Runtime: 105

Ultra Mod. Ultra Mad. Ultra Mystery.

Overview from TheMovieDB

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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Art Direction:
Reece Pemberton

Assistant Director:
Eric Rattray

Associate Producer:
Denis Holt

Camera Operator:
Austin Dempster

Continuity:
Connie Willis

Costume Design:
Yves Saint Laurent
Christian Dior

Director:
Stanley Donen

Director of Photography:
Christopher Challis

Editor:
Frederick Wilson

Makeup Artist:
W.T. Partleton

Novel:
Gordon Cotler

Original Music Composer:
Henry Mancini

Producer:
Stanley Donen

Production Director:
Arthur Carroll

Production Manager:
David W. Orton

Screenplay:
Julian Mitchell
Peter Stone
Stanley Price

Second Unit Cinematographer:
John M. Jordan

Sound Editor:
Don Sharpe

Sound Mixer:
John W. Mitchell
C. Le Mesurier

Title Designer:
Maurice Binder

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