Arabesque (1966)
Directed by Stanley Donen · 105 min · Thriller, Comedy, Mystery, Action
25.0 TOPICAL score · #4,017 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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?
Arabesque (1966, directed by Stanley Donen) has a TOPICAL score of 25.0 - ranked 4,017 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on cast and critics, and lowest on awards. Critics: 74% on Rotten Tomatoes · 6.2/10 critics' average · Metacritic 69. Audiences: TMDB 6.3/10 (194 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 30 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics74% on Rotten Tomatoes · 6.2/10 critics' average · Metacritic 69
- AudienceTMDB 6.3/10 (194 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 0 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 30 languages
- Still read3,616 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Gregory Peck (actor #64), Sophia Loren (actor #140), Alan Badel, Kieron Moore