Arabesque (1966)

At the behest of a Middle Eastern prime minister, hieroglyphics expert Gregory Peck reluctantly accepts a job to decode a cipher for shipping magnate Alan Badel. While under Badel’s employ, Gregory meets his mistress Sophia Loren who seems to be playing all sides in this case of international intrigue. It’s not the most noteworthy or unique in the spy genre with a narrative that seems to just catapult Peck from situation to situation. The leads pair well together with Peck as the clueless, but intellectual every man and Loren as the gorgeous, well dressed operative.