Arabesque (1966)


Arabesque
Release Date05 May 1966
TaglineUltra mod, ultra mad, ultra mystery
GenreAdventure, Drama, Romance, Thriller, Action
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsAscot, Berkshire, England, UK
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixMono
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassComedy Thriller, Romantic Adventure
Niche GenreSpy Film
ThemesAmateur Sleuths, Assassination Plots, Dangerous Attraction, Conspiracies
TonesStylized, Witty, Slick, Madcap
TagsAmbition, Assassin, Brother, Co Habitation, Espionage, Impersonation, Investigation, Mistress, Murder, Political Intrigue, Professor, Tycoon
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Arabesque is a 1966 thriller starring Gregory Peck and Sophia Loren. The movie is based on Gordon Cotler's novel The Cypher and directed by Stanley Donen, who also directed Charade, Indiscreet, Funny Face, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, and Saturn 3.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Gregory Peck
Prof. David Pollock

Sophia Loren
Yasmin Azir

Alan Badel
Beshraavi

Kieron Moore
Yussef Kasim

Carl Duering
Hassan Jena

John Merivale
Maj. Sylvester Pennington Sloane

Duncan Lamont
Webster

Ernest Clark
Beauchamp

Harold Kasket
Mohammed Lufti

Windsor Davies
Policeman in Car Crash

Gordon Griffin
Fanshaw

Harry Locke
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Malya Nappi
Ragheeb's wife

James Payne
Driving the kidnap lorry

Robert Rowland
Taxi Driver

Larry Taylor
Beshraavi's Henchman

Director

Stanley Donen
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Writer

Gordon Cotler

Julian Mitchell

Stanley Price

Peter Stone

Producer

Stanley Donen
producer

Denis Holt
associate producer

Original Music

Henry Mancini
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Cinematographer

Christopher Challis

Editor

Frederick Wilson
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Art Director

Reece Pemberton
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Makeup Department

W.T. Partleton
makeup artist

Production Manager

David W. Orton
production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

John Jordan
second unit director

Eric Rattray
assistant director

Stuart Black
third assistant director

Terence A. Clegg
second assistant director

Art Department

Bill Dennison
draughtsman

Roy Dorman
draughtsman

Sound Department

C. Le Mesurier
sound mixer

John W. Mitchell
sound mixer

Don Sharpe
dubbing editor

Archie Ludski
additional dubbing editor

Stunts

Vic Armstrong
horse stunt double: Gregory Peck, stunts

Jimmy Lodge
stunt double: Gregory Peck, stunt coordinator

Jack Silk
stunt driver

Camera and Electrical Department

Austin Dempster
camera operator

Colin Corby
focus puller

Norman Gryspeerdt
still photographer

Editorial Department

Thom Noble
assistant editor

Music Department

Douglas Gamley
orchestrator

Other Crew

Maurice Binder
title designer: main titles

Arthur Carroll
production executive

Constance Willis
continuity

Jean Hall
production secretary

Maurice Landsberger
production accountant

Production Company

Stanley Donen Films

Universal Pictures

Distributor

Universal Pictures

National Broadcasting Company (NBC)

MCA/Universal Home Video

Universal Home Entertainment

Miscellaneous

Christian Dior
Miss Sophia Loren's wardrobe specially created by