Comedy ·Crime ·Adventure · United States of America · 1964 · 1h 59m

Topkapi

Director

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

Crew

Henri Alekan — Director of Photography Roger Dwyre — Editor Manos Hatzidakis — Original Music Composer Monja Danischewsky — Screenplay Eric Ambler — Novel Jules Dassin — Producer

Tagline

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

Synopsis

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.

Trailer

Official Trailer youtube.com

Mood & Themes

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

Key Collaborators

Jules Dassin Director Henri Alekan Director of Photography Roger Dwyre Editor Manos Hatzidakis Original Music Composer Monja Danischewsky Screenplay Eric Ambler Novel Jules Dassin Producer Deni Vachlioti Costume Design

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