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International intrigue in London, involving an American university professor, an Arab prime minister, a ruthless businessman, a beautiful spy, and hieroglyphics.International intrigue in London, involving an American university professor, an Arab prime minister, a ruthless businessman, a beautiful spy, and hieroglyphics.International intrigue in London, involving an American university professor, an Arab prime minister, a ruthless businessman, a beautiful spy, and hieroglyphics.
- Won 1 BAFTA Award
- 2 wins & 4 nominations total
Lewis Alexander
- Racegoer
- (uncredited)
Jack Armstrong
- Ascot Racegoer
- (uncredited)
Peter Avella
- Henchman
- (uncredited)
Roy Beck
- Reporter at Press Conference
- (uncredited)
Paul Beradi
- Ascot Racegoer
- (uncredited)
Michael Bilton
- Scientific Equipment Store Owner
- (uncredited)
Ernest Blyth
- Man at Gatwick Airport
- (uncredited)
George Curtis
- Man in Crowd
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaGregory Peck found the stunts particularly difficult because of an old leg injury due to horseback riding. During the escape in the corn field, Peck had to keep telling Sophia Loren to slow down because it looked as if she was rescuing him and not the other way around.
- GoofsIn the aquarium, Mustafa is shot with a revolver fitted with a silencer. Silencers do not work on revolvers, only automatic pistols. This does not mean, however, that a silencer cannot be fitted to a revolver, only it is less efficient, and there existed cases of suppressed revolvers.
- Quotes
David Pollock: Follow that car!
Taxi Driver: All my life I have waited for somebody to say that!
- Alternate versionsFor the UK theatrical release, the BBFC removed a few seconds of the drowning in the aquarium and the sight of a man being bloodily shot in the face in order to obtain an 'A' rating (the equivalent of today's 'PG'). All later releases have been uncut and rated '12.'
- ConnectionsFeatured in Biography: Sophia Loren: Actress Italian Style (1997)
- SoundtracksWe've Loved Before (Yasmin's Theme)
Written by Henry Mancini, Jay Livingston and Ray Evans
Conducted by Henry Mancini
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London's Swinging
This isn't a great movie, but it's pretty fun to watch. It's basically a crazed version of "North by Northwest", down to the crop-duster sequence. The plot quit making sense to me halfway through (if not sooner), but I didn't care much by that point, as it was obviously not a movie that required a delicate understanding of the storyline in order to extract pleasure from what's good about it, which is 1) Sophia Loren is various tight and/or ripped dresses 2) Wile E. Coyote set-piece action sequences and 3) the fantastic opening title sequence. Everything else you can live with our without.
Charade (which I saw on a double bill with this) is a much better movie, in part because of better writing, but also because by '66, Arabesque is starting to show some of the cheesier artifacts of late 60's style (forced psychedelia, etc.). But Arabesque is fun for what it is: a campy, pulpy, slightly over-the-top spy action jamboree.
Charade (which I saw on a double bill with this) is a much better movie, in part because of better writing, but also because by '66, Arabesque is starting to show some of the cheesier artifacts of late 60's style (forced psychedelia, etc.). But Arabesque is fun for what it is: a campy, pulpy, slightly over-the-top spy action jamboree.
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- Budget
- $4,800,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 45 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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