Gregory Peck’s Herringbone Tweed Huntsman-Tailored Suit in Arabesque

Gregory Peck with Sophia Loren on the set of Arabesque (1966) Vitals Gregory Peck as David Pollock, American hieroglyphics professor London, June 1965 Film: Arabesque Release Date: May 5, 1966 Director: Stanley Donen Tailor: H. Huntsman & Sons, London WARNING! Spoilers ahead! Background The stylish espionage-themed romantic comedy thriller Arabesque was released sixty years ago tomorrow on May 5, 1966. Producer and director Stanley Donen had hoped to replicate Charade‘s success with Cary Grant in the lead, but the now-retired Grant wasn’t thrilled enough with the script to make this his return to the silver screen. Donen himself wasn’t impressed with the script either, adapted from Gordon Cotler’s 1961 novel The Cipher (published under his pseudonym Alex Gordon.) With Gregory Peck and Sophia Loren contracted as the leads, the script was constantly being rewritten, but cinematographer recalled that “the more the script was rewritten, the worse it got,” and that Donen told him their…

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