American professor David Pollock (Gregory Peck) is surrounded by international intrigue after he agrees to translate a Hieroglyphic message.
His employer’s seductive mistress (Sophia Loren) reveals that there is a catch – when Pollock finishes the job he will be killed.
Alan Badel provides fine support and there’s a welcome return to Pinewood for brawny Irish actor Kieron Moore.
In the wake of box-office smash Charade (1963), this glamorous trawl through international espionage from the same director, Stanley Donen, is lush, mindless and expertly crafted matinée fare.
David Pollock
Gregory Peck
Yasmin Azir
Sophia Loren
Yussef Kassim
Kieron Moore
Sloane
John Merivale
Webster
Duncan Lamont
Beshraavi
Alan Badel
Hassan Jena
Carl Duering
Ragheeb
George Coulouris
Beauchamp
Ernest Clark
Mohammed Lufti
Harold Kasket
Fanshaw
Gordon Griffin
Director
Stanley Donen