Arabesque

1966 · 105 MIN · IMDB 6.4 · 8,523 VOTES · DIR. Stanley Donen

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Overview

When 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?

Dialogue Timeline — 1,176 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:02:09 Professor Ragheeb. Send him in, will you?
00:05:39 Below it is a mouth. These signs have phonetic value only.
00:08:51 Of course, sir. And the second?
00:11:38 I thought he looked at it rather wistfully. It must have been your fingers.
00:15:00 - Will you come and change for dinner? - Excuse me.
00:18:06 I was too discreet to mention it in front of your guests
00:22:05 People who lock doors generally have things to hide.
00:25:08 Well, go and check.
00:35:08 I'm sorry you had to see it.
00:37:59 Where is it?
00:43:20 I'm so delighted that you've decided to come back.
00:45:38 But tell me, my flower
00:48:30 Try and find the inscription if you can.
00:50:58 General Ali with his guns.
00:54:11 I was here. The cipher was here. All you had to do was yell, but you didn't.
00:58:46 Don't overdo it. I didn't know you could. I haven't seen Webster yet.
01:04:26 the one who was killed.
01:07:46 Because General Ali is her father.
01:11:28 Why?
01:17:16 I can't very well go back to my house. Nejim isn't the understanding type.
01:20:05 Something underneath the cipher.
01:24:00 We could use some of your English rain in our dry country.
01:27:33 only he neglected to mention that part of his job was to be murdered.
01:31:46 Is that you, Miss Azir? Let's get him out.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,176
Dialogue density11.2 lines / min
First line00:02:09
Final line01:31:46

Production Record

DirectorStanley Donen
LanguageEnglish
Budget$4,800,000
IMDb votes8,523