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ComedyCrimeAdventure

Topkapi

- Join us - we'll cut you in on the theft of the century!

Arthur Simon Simpson is a small-time crook biding his time in Greece. One of his potential victims turns out to be a gentleman thief planning to steal the emerald-encrusted dagger of the Mehmed II from Istanbul's Topkapi Museum.

Release Date : 1964-09-02

Language :EnglishFrenchTurkish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Filmways PicturesUnited ArtistsMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Melina Mercouri

Character Name : Elizabeth Lipp

Original Name : Μελίνα Μερκούρη

Gender : Female

Peter Ustinov

Character Name : Arthur Simon Simpson

Original Name : Peter Ustinov

Gender : Male

Maximilian Schell

Character Name : Walter Harper

Original Name : Maximilian Schell

Gender : Male

Robert Morley

Character Name : Cedric Page

Original Name : Robert Morley

Gender : Male

Jess Hahn

Character Name : Hans

Original Name : Jess Hahn

Gender : Male

Gilles Ségal

Character Name : Giulio

Original Name : Gilles Ségal

Gender : Male

Akim Tamiroff

Character Name : Gerven the Cook

Original Name : Akim Tamiroff

Gender : Male

Titos Vandis

Character Name : Harback

Original Name : Titos Vandis

Gender : Male

Ege Ernart

Character Name : Major Ali Tufan

Original Name : Ege Ernart

Gender : Male

Senih Orkan

Character Name : First Shadow

Original Name : Senih Orkan

Gender : Male

Danyal Topatan

Character Name : Second Shadow

Original Name : Danyal Topatan

Gender : Male

Joe Dassin

Character Name : Joseph

Original Name : Joe Dassin

Gender : Male

Despo Diamantidou

Character Name : Voula

Original Name : Δέσπω Διαμαντίδου

Gender : Female

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-12-02

I just love this film! A gang of thieves decide to rob a Turkish museum of a dagger encrusted with precious jewels. Maximilian Schell and Melina Mercouri are the sexy, funny pair that ensemble a crack (?!) team to tackle this seemingly impossible task. They also rope in Peter Ustinov - a British rogue who earns a living by fleecing tourists - as their patsy. When he is arrested by the police and turns nark the story starts to hot up nicely. Robert Morley is great as the gadget genius and Gilles Ségal does all the acrobatics with a cheeky style. The script has dated quite a bit in 65 years - and many of the jokes are pretty predictable, by current standards - but the look and feel of the whole thing is great - it's pacy, classy and original with a cast that gel particularly well. The music is instantly recognisable too - immediately conjures up dancers with diamonds in their navels!