Topkapi
Join us - we'll cut you in on the theft of the century!
1964 | 119m | English
Popularity: 4 (history)
| Director: | Jules Dassin |
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| Writer: | Monja Danischewsky, Eric Ambler |
| Staring: |
| 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: | Sep 02, 1964 |
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| Director: | Jules Dassin |
| Writer: | Monja Danischewsky, Eric Ambler |
| Genres: | Comedy, Adventure, Crime |
| Keywords | based on novel or book, greece, museum, smuggling (contraband), caper, theft, dagger, small time crook |
| Production Companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, United Artists, Filmways Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
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| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Melina Mercouri | Elizabeth Lipp |
| Peter Ustinov | Arthur Simon Simpson |
| Maximilian Schell | Walter Harper |
| Robert Morley | Cedric Page |
| Jess Hahn | Hans |
| Gilles Ségal | Giulio |
| Akim Tamiroff | Gerven the Cook |
| Titos Vandis | Harback |
| Ege Ernart | Major Ali Tufan |
| Senih Orkan | First Shadow |
| Danyal Topatan | Second Shadow |
| Joe Dassin | Joseph |
| Despo Diamantidou | Voula |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| William Robert Sivel | Sound Engineer |
| Patrick Clement-Bayard | Assistant Editor |
| Jacques Douy | Assistant Set Decoration |
| Amato Garbini | Makeup Artist |
| Monja Danischewsky | Screenplay |
| Daniele Grimberg | Assistant Editor |
| Stepan Melikyan | Second Assistant Director |
| Lucie Lichtig | Script |
| Ali Çakus | Second Assistant Director |
| Roger Corbeau | Still Photographer |
| Denny Vachlioti | Costume Design |
| Roger Dwyre | Editor |
| Raymond Picon Borel | Second Unit Cinematographer |
| Gilbert Chain | Camera Operator |
| Jean Fouchet | Title Graphics |
| Philippe Brun | Second Unit Cinematographer |
| Max Lechevallier | Assistant Camera |
| André Cultet | Production Manager |
| Claude Hauser | Assistant Production Manager |
| André Labussière | Set Dresser |
| Johnny Dwyre | Assistant Editor |
| René Chabal | Assistant Camera |
| Jules Dassin | Director |
| Eric Ambler | Novel |
| Henri Alekan | Director of Photography |
| Manos Hatzidakis | Original Music Composer |
| Max Douy | Set Decoration |
| Tom Pevsner | Assistant Director |
| Joe Dassin | Second Assistant Director |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Roger Dwyre | Associate Producer |
| Jules Dassin | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 16 | 24 | 11 |
| 2024 | 5 | 17 | 29 | 9 |
| 2024 | 6 | 17 | 39 | 10 |
| 2024 | 7 | 15 | 25 | 10 |
| 2024 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 8 |
| 2024 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 7 |
| 2024 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 8 |
| 2024 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 6 |
| 2024 | 12 | 10 | 17 | 7 |
| 2025 | 1 | 12 | 21 | 7 |
| 2025 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
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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 rog ... ue 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!