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Topkapi
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6.5Arthur 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.
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
Themes
- based on novel or book
- smuggling (contraband)
- greece
- museum
- caper
- theft
- dagger
- small time crook
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Jules Dassin
- Screenplay by
- Monja Danischewsky
- Based on
- The Light of Day , by Eric Ambler
- Produced by
- Jules Dassin
- Starring
- Melina Mercouri Peter Ustinov Maximilian Schell Robert Morley Akim Tamiroff
- Cinematography
- Henri Alekan
- Edited by
- Roger Dwyre
- Music by
- Manos Hadjidakis
- Color process
- Technicolor
- Production company
- Filmways
- Distributed by
- United Artists
- Release date
- September 2, 1964 ( 1964-09-02 )
- Running time
- 120 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Box office
- $7 million
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 115
- FilmAffinity ID
- 228703
- Image
- Peter Ustinov in Topkapi.jpg
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- Commons category
- Topkapi (film)
- publication date
- 1964-01-01
- title
- Topkapi
- review score
- 95%
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Topkapi is a 1964 American heist comedy film produced and directed by Jules Dassin from a screenplay by Monja Danischewsky, based on the 1962 novel The Light of Day by Eric Ambler. Produced by Filmways and distributed by United Artists, the film stars Melina Mercouri, Peter Ustinov, Maximilian Schell, Robert Morley, and Akim Tamiroff. The plot follows a small-time con artist who gets roped into helping a gang of international art thieves steal an emerald-encrusted dagger from Istanbul's Topkapı Palace, while he is simultaneously forced to spy on them for the Turkish police.
The music score was by Manos Hadjidakis, the cinematography by Henri Alekan, and the costume design by Denny Vachlioti. For his performance, Ustinov won his second Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.