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?
| Directing | Stanley Donen | Director |
| Writing | Gordon Cotler | Novel |
| Production | Stanley Donen | Producer |
| Sound | Henry Mancini | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Christopher Challis | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Frederick Wilson | Editor |
| Art | Reece Pemberton | Art Direction |
| Production | Arthur Carroll | Production Director |
| Production | Denis Holt | Associate Producer |
| Production | David W. Orton | Production Manager |
| Directing | Eric Rattray | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Austin Dempster | Camera Operator |
| Crew | John M. Jordan | Second Unit Cinematographer |
| Sound | John W. Mitchell | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | C. Le Mesurier | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Don Sharpe | Sound Editor |
| Directing | Connie Willis | Continuity |
| Costume & Make-Up | W.T. Partleton | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Christian Dior | Costume Design |
| Art | Maurice Binder | Title Designer |
| Writing | Julian Mitchell | Screenplay |
| Writing | Peter Stone | Screenplay |
| Writing | Stanley Price | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Yves Saint Laurent | Costume Design |
