Topkapi

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

19641h 59mNo ratings yet

Adventure
Crime
Comedy

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.

Keywords

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

Details

Status: Released
Release date: September 2, 1964
Original language: English
Spoken languages: French, Turkish, English
Countries: United States of America
Production: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,United Artists,Filmways Pictures
Cast: Melina Mercouri,Peter Ustinov,Maximilian Schell,Robert Morley,Jess Hahn,Gilles Ségal,Akim Tamiroff,Titos Vandis,Ege Ernart,Senih Orkanand 8 more
Director: Jules Dassin
Writer: Eric Ambler,Monja Danischewsky
Producer: Jules Dassin
Cinematography: Henri Alekan
Music: Manos Hatzidakis
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
IMDb: tt0058672