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A FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOKTHE FEATURE PRESENTATION
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
Keep the feeling.
SIMILAR PICKS / A PERSONAL CONNECTION
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Why this pick
Matches Arabesque’s polished 1960s cosmopolitan suspense: an ordinary protagonist is swept into shifting alliances, coded clues, flirtation and danger, with a playful visual elegance rather than grim espionage.
02
Why this pick
Its glamorous international setting, eccentric criminal players and elaborate caper mechanics share Arabesque’s stylish, colourful blend of suspense, humour and ever-changing schemes.
03
Why this pick
A slick mid-century conspiracy puzzle in which a bewildered man follows clues through an increasingly perilous world; it retains Arabesque’s brisk pace and paranoid intrigue.
04
Why this pick
Offers a similarly glossy Cold War mystery, pairing an unlikely hero with international political danger, romantic tension and a continually unfolding plot.
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Why this pick
For Arabesque’s era-specific spy atmosphere and a protagonist navigating hidden agendas. This is more restrained and shadowy, but equally driven by uncertainty over whom to trust.
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01 / THE STORY
In an undercover mission, Major Sloane (John Merivale) kills Professor Ragheeb (George Coulouris), an ancient hieroglyphics expert at Oxford University and steals a hieroglyph-encrypted message. Sloane then asks Professor David Pollock (Gregory Peck), who has taken over Ragheeb's class on Hieroglyphics, to meet with shipping magnate Nejim Beshraavi (Alan Badel) on a business matter. David declines but changes his mind after being forced to enter a Rolls-Royce Phantom IV, where he meets Middle Eastern Prime Minister Hassan Jena (Carl Duering) and his Ambassador to Great Britain, Mohammed Lufti (Harold Kasket). Jena asks David to accept Beshraavi's offer of employment.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
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