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04/05/1966 Thriller, Comedy, Mystery, Action 1h 45m
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Ultra Mod. Ultra Mad. Ultra Mystery.

Overview

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?

  1. Stanley Donen

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Gregory Peck

    Prof. David Pollock

  2. Sophia Loren

    Yasmin Azir

  3. Alan Badel

    Nejim Beshraavi

  4. Kieron Moore

    Yussef Kasim

  5. Carl Duering

    Prime Minister Hassan Jena

  6. John Merivale

    Maj. Sylvester Pennington Sloane

  7. Duncan Lamont

    Webster

  8. George Coulouris

    Ragheeb

  9. Ernest Clark

    Beauchamp

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2024-09-02
This is quite an enjoyable romantic thriller that brings out the best in both Gregory Peck - as the hapless academic and Sophia Loren as the duplicitous girlfriend of our baddie Alan Badel. The premiss is a shade too convoluted - the professor is recruited to help track down and decipher an hieroglyphic scroll that may prevent the assassination of a Middle Eastern Prime Minister. There are loads of red herrings and a pithily paced dialogue - that reminded me of one of the better episodes of "The Man from UNCLE" - to help keep us amused as he navigates the waters of international political intr...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$4,800,000.00

Revenue
$0.00

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