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Topkapi (1964)

UNRATED 120 min  -  Adventure | Crime | Thriller  -   2 September 1964 (France)
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Caper film about the theft of a jeweled dagger from an Istanbul museum.

Director:

Jules Dassin

Writers:

Monja Danischewsky (screenplay), Eric Ambler (novel)
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Melina Mercouri ...
Peter Ustinov ...
Maximilian Schell ...
Robert Morley ...
Jess Hahn Jess Hahn ...
Hans Fisher
Gilles Ségal Gilles Ségal ...
Giulio the Human Fly
Akim Tamiroff Akim Tamiroff ...
Gerven the Cook
Titos Vandis Titos Vandis ...
Harback (as Titos Wandis)
Ege Ernart Ege Ernart ...
Maj. Ali Tufan
Senih Orkan Senih Orkan ...
First Shadow
Ahmet Danyal Topatan Ahmet Danyal Topatan ...
Second Shadow
Joseph Dassin Joseph Dassin ...
Josef
Despo Diamantidou Despo Diamantidou ...
Voula
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Storyline

A small-time con-man with passport problems gets mixed up with a gang of world-class jewelry thieves plotting to rob the Topkapi museum in Istanbul. Turkish intelligence, suspecting arms smuggling, gets involved, and under pressure the con-man rises to heights he'd never dreamed of. Written by David Carroll <davidc@atom.ansto.gov.au>  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Museum | Theft | Caper | Smuggling | Dagger  | See more »

Taglines:

Let us introduce ourselves ...we're crooks (honest)! See more »

Genres:

Adventure | Crime | Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

USA

Language:

English | French | Turkish | German | Greek | Italian

Release Date:

(France) See more »

Also Known As:

A Topkapi kincse See more »

Filming Locations:

Istanbul, Turkey See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Filmways Pictures See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1
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Trivia

Cited by Mission: Impossible TV series creator Bruce Geller as the inspiration for his own series. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When the agent (in glasses) is marking a photograph with red texter, several extra lines appear on the photograph without him having drawn them. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Elizabeth Lipp: It can be done! That's the way it can be done! Aaah... oh, excuse me; I've just had a great idea - something I've been looking for a long time... a very long time.
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Crazy Credits

At the beginning, the title and the technical credits are shown, but no credit is given to the actors or to the producer-director. However, at the end, [spoiler] we suddenly see the words "There they go again!", and all of the leading actors appear in a snowbound setting, together with their names. Then the names of all of the other actors, together with the name of the producer-director, appear on the screen. [/spoiler] See more »

Connections

Referenced in Mission: Impossible (1996) See more »

Soundtracks

"The Stars and Stripes Forever"
(uncredited) (1896)
Written by John Philip Sousa
Played when Elizabeth steps on Cedric's mock-up of the security platform See more »