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6.3When 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?
Released: 1966-05-04105 minDir: Stanley DonenThriller, Comedy, Mystery, ActionBudget: $4.8M
Cast
- Gregory Peck as Prof. David Pollock
- Sophia Loren as Yasmin Azir
- Alan Badel as Nejim Beshraavi
- Kieron Moore as Yussef Kasim
- Carl Duering as Prime Minister Hassan Jena
- John Merivale as Maj. Sylvester Pennington Sloane
Themes
- london, england
- spy
- professor
- body double
- political assassination
- political intrigue
- hieroglyph
- cipher
- spy thriller
- woman spy
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Stanley Donen
- Screenplay by
- Julian Mitchell Stanley Price Peter Stone
- Based on
- The Cipher , by Alex Gordon
- Produced by
- Stanley Donen
- Starring
- Gregory Peck Sophia Loren Alan Badel Kieron Moore
- Cinematography
- Christopher Challis
- Edited by
- Frederick Wilson
- Music by
- Henry Mancini
- Production company
- Stanley Donen Enterprises
- Distributed by
- Universal Pictures
- Release dates
- May 5, 1966 ( 1966-05-05 ) (New York City) May 24, 1966 ( 1966-05-24 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 105 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $4.8 million
- Box office
- $5 million (U.S. and Canada rentals )
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