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
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