描述一名英国语言学家因被邀请解释一件写着古埃及文字的文件，因而无端牵涉入一件国际性的间谍战中被追杀。本片剧情虽然有点单薄，但节奏快速，映象有力，仍相当成功地吸引观众的注意力。
Gregory Peck
Prof. David Pollock
Sophia Loren
Yasmin Azir
Alan Badel
Nejim Beshraavi
Kieron Moore
Yussef Kasim
Carl Duering
Prime Minister Hassan Jena
John Merivale
Maj. Sylvester Pennington Sloane
Duncan Lamont
Webster
George Coulouris
Ragheeb
Ernest Clark
Beauchamp
Harold Kasket
Mohammed Lufti
Windsor Davies
Policeman
Jimmy Gardner
Helmsley
Larry Taylor
Mustapha
Harry Locke
Zookeeper
