Arabesque (DVD Widescreen) [DVD] [Standard]

Gregory Peck and Sophia Loren star in this cosmopolitan espionage thriller reminiscent of InchCharadeInch and the James Bond films, as a language professor David Pollock (Peck) is hired to decipher a secret code, and must outwit paid assassins in an attempt to save the life of a Middle East prime minister. In the process, Pollock must also decide if the beautiful woman by his side, Yasmin Azir (Loren), is an ally or an enemy. With Alan Badel, Kieron Moore; Stanley Donen directs. 105 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks English DTS 5.1, DTS Lossless stereo; Subtitles English; audio commentary; featurette; theatrical trailers; TV spots; poster gallery.

Dynamic performances by Richard Gere and an all-star cast highlight this riveting, suspense-filled thriller about love, loyalty, and high finance. Robert Miller (Gere) is a New York hedge-fund magnate who appears to have it all money, power, a loving wife (Susan Sarandon), and a devoted daughter (Brit Marling) working by his side. But behind the gilded walls of his mansion Miller is running on borrowed time, trying to unload his crippled trading company before his frauds are revealed. A deadly error throws Millers perfect life into a tailspin, raising the suspicions of a detective (Tim Roth) and threatening the future of his financial empire. As the line blurs between what is right and wrong, legal and criminal, Miller is driven to desperate measures to protect the only thing more precious than his considerable fortune his family.

NTSC/Region 0. Humphrey Bogart produced this action vehicle, in which he stars as Harry Smith, an American gun runner selling weapons to the Arabs in Damascus, circa 1925. As the French and Syrians wage war against each other, Smith is pursued by Feroud (Lee J. Cobb), a French colonel. Smith complicates matters for himself by stealing Feroud's girlfriend (Marta Toren), who has been eager to get away from the commander.