Arabeske (1966)
Professor Ragheeb will sich beim Augenarzt nur die Sehstärke kontrollieren lassen. In der Praxis ist allerdings nur seine Vertretung, ein Mr. Sloane, der etwas anderes im Sinne hat: Er pustet Ragheeb nicht nur das Augenlicht für immer aus. Denn in seinem Brillenbügel hat der Prof. einen Zettel mit Hieroglyphen stecken, den Sloane im Auftrag seines Arbeitgebers, dem Reeder Beshraavi beschaffen soll. Kurz darauf besucht Sloane einen anderen Professor: David Pollock ist Experte für alte Schriftzeichen und soll das Papier entziffern.
Der Regisseur:
Stanley Donen
Die Autor:
Julian Mitchell, Peter Stone, Stanley Price.
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Gregory Peck as Prof. David Pollock |
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Sophia Loren as Yasmin Azir |
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Alan Badel as Nejim Beshraavi |
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Kieron Moore as Yussef Kasim |
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Carl Duering as Prime Minister Hassan Jena |
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John Merivale as Maj. Sylvester Pennington Sloane |
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Duncan Lamont as Webster |
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George Coulouris as Ragheeb |
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Ernest Clark as Beauchamp |
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Harold Kasket as Mohammed Lufti |
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Windsor Davies as Policeman |
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Jimmy Gardner as Helmsley |
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Larry Taylor as Mustapha |
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Harry Locke as Zookeeper |
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Michael Bilton as Microscope Salesman |
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Jill Goldston as Ascort Racegoer (uncredited) |
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James Payne as Driving the Kidnap Lorry (uncredited) |
| Costume & Make-Up | Yves Saint Laurent | Costume Design |
| Directing | Stanley Donen | Director |
| Writing | Gordon Cotler | Novel |
| Production | Stanley Donen | Producer |
| Sound | Henry Mancini | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Christopher Challis | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Frederick Wilson | Editor |
| Art | Reece Pemberton | Art Direction |
| Production | Arthur Carroll | Production Director |
| Production | Denis Holt | Associate Producer |
| Production | David W. Orton | Production Manager |
| Directing | Eric Rattray | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Austin Dempster | Camera Operator |
| Crew | John M. Jordan | Second Unit Cinematographer |
| Sound | John W. Mitchell | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | C. Le Mesurier | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Don Sharpe | Sound Editor |
| Directing | Connie Willis | Continuity |
| Costume & Make-Up | W.T. Partleton | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Christian Dior | Costume Design |
| Art | Maurice Binder | Title Designer |
| Writing | Julian Mitchell | Screenplay |
| Writing | Peter Stone | Screenplay |
| Writing | Stanley Price | Screenplay |