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?
Cast
Gregory Peck
Prof. David Pollock
Sophia Loren
Yasmin Azir
Alan Badel
Nejim Beshraavi
Kieron Moore
Yussef Kasim
Carl Duering
Prime Minister Hassan Jena
John Merivale
Maj. Sylvester Pennington Sloane
Duncan Lamont
Webster
George Coulouris
Ragheeb
Ernest Clark
Beauchamp
Harold Kasket
Mohammed Lufti
Windsor Davies
Policeman
Jimmy Gardner
Helmsley
Larry Taylor
Mustapha
Harry Locke
Zookeeper
Michael Bilton
Microscope Salesman
Jill Goldston
Ascort Racegoer (uncredited)
James Payne
Driving the Kidnap Lorry (uncredited)
Crew
Stanley Donen
Director, Producer
Peter Stone
Screenplay
Stanley Price
Screenplay
Julian Mitchell
Screenplay
Gordon Cotler
Novel
Frederick Wilson
Editor
Christopher Challis
Director of Photography
Eric Rattray
Assistant Director
Denis Holt
Associate Producer
Austin Dempster
Camera Operator
Yves Saint Laurent
Costume Design
Christian Dior
Costume Design
W.T. Partleton
Makeup Artist
John M. Jordan
Second Unit Cinematographer
Don Sharpe
Sound Editor
John W. Mitchell
Sound Mixer
C. Le Mesurier
Sound Mixer
Henry Mancini
Original Music Composer
Connie Willis
Continuity
Arthur Carroll
Production Director
David W. Orton
Production Manager
Maurice Binder
Title Designer
Reece Pemberton
Art Direction
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