Topkapi (1964)
Topkapi (1964)
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Plot.
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.
Where to Watch.




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Cast & Crew.

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 / Second Assistant Director

Despo Diamantidou
Voula

Jules Dassin
Producer / Director

Henri Alekan
Director of Photography

Monja Danischewsky
Screenplay

Roger Dwyre
Editor / Associate Producer

Eric Ambler
Novel

Manos Hatzidakis
Original Music Composer

Philippe Brun
Second Unit Cinematographer

Max Lechevallier
Assistant Camera

Max Douy
Set Decoration

Daniele Grimberg
Assistant Editor

Roger Corbeau
Still Photographer

Raymond Picon Borel
Second Unit Cinematographer

René Chabal
Assistant Camera

Deni Vachlioti
Costume Design

Gilbert Chain
Camera Operator

Amato Garbini
Makeup Artist

Jacques Douy
Assistant Set Decoration

André Labussière
Set Dresser

Johnny Dwyre
Assistant Editor

Claude Hauser
Assistant Production Manager

Ali Çakus
Second Assistant Director

André Cultet
Production Manager

Stepan Melikyan
Second Assistant Director

William Robert Sivel
Sound Engineer

Lucie Lichtig
Script

Patrick Clement-Bayard
Assistant Editor

Tom Pevsner
Assistant Director
Media.










Details.
Release DateSeptember 2, 1964
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 59m
Content RatingNR
Filming LocationsIstanbul · Topkapı Palace, Turkey · Greece
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
based on novel or book
greece
museum
smuggling
caper
theft
dagger
small time crook
Wiki.
Topkapi is a 1964 American Technicolor heist film produced by Filmways Pictures and distributed by United Artists. The film was produced and directed by the émigré American film director Jules Dassin. The film is based on Eric Ambler's novel The Light of Day (1962), adapted as a screenplay by Monja Danischewsky.
The film stars Melina Mercouri, Peter Ustinov, Maximilian Schell, Robert Morley and Akim Tamiroff. The music score was by Manos Hadjidakis, the cinematography by Henri Alekan and the costume design by Theoni V. Aldredge. The film won an Academy Award in 1965, with Peter Ustinov taking home the trophy for Best Supporting Actor, his second such award in four years.
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