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?

• Universal Pictures
• Stanley Donen Films
• Gregory Peck
• Sophia Loren
• Alan Badel
• Kieron Moore
• Carl Duering
• John Merivale
• Duncan Lamont
• George Coulouris