Topkapi

Watch: Topkapi

9/17/19641h 59m

Theatrical Release (US)

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

Overview:

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.

Director:

Jules Dassin

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

based on novel or book
smuggling (contraband)
greece
museum
caper
theft
dagger
small time crook

Cast

Melina Mercouri

~ as ~

Elizabeth Lipp

Peter Ustinov

~ as ~

Arthur Simon Simpson

Maximilian Schell

~ as ~

Walter Harper

Robert Morley

~ as ~

Cedric Page

Jess Hahn

~ as ~

Hans

Gilles Ségal

~ as ~

Giulio

Akim Tamiroff

~ as ~

Gerven the Cook

Titos Vandis

~ as ~

Harback

Ege Ernart

~ as ~

Major Ali Tufan

Senih Orkan

~ as ~

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Reviews (1)

CinemaSerf
Written 1 year(s) ago
7
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!