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Topkapi (1964)

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Caper film about the theft of a jeweled dagger from an Istanbul museum.

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Jess Hahn ...
Hans Fisher
Gilles Ségal ...
Giulio the Human Fly
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Gerven the Cook
Titos Vandis ...
Harback (as Titos Wandis)
Ege Ernart ...
Maj. Ali Tufan
Senih Orkan ...
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Ahmet Danyal Topatan ...
Second Shadow
Joseph Dassin ...
Josef
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>

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museum | smuggling | theft | dagger | caper | See more »

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(where the jewels are!) See more »


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2 September 1964 (France)  »

Also Known As:

A Topkapi kincse  »

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(Westrex Recording System)

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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 »

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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]
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Referenced in Mission: Impossible (1996) See more »

Soundtracks

"The Stars and Stripes Forever"
(uncredited) (1896)
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Astounding film about a heist with pretty humor
27 April 2005 | by (Santander Spain) – See all my reviews

The film talks a hold-up to Turkish museum carried out by a motley group : Melina Mercouri , Maximiliam Schell , Jess Hahn , Gilles Segal . They are pursued by a chief policeman who blackmails to Peter Ustinov to get undercover in the band.

From the beginning until ending the good mood and humor is continued . The plot is very amusing and the final has got an extraordinary surprise . In the movie there are comedy , action , tongue and cheek , giggles and results to be very bemusing . The highlight and great climax , of course , is the heist which is developed with imposing tension and intrigue . The robbing has been imitated thousand times in European films as well as American movies (Mission : impossible). This picture along with ¨Rififi¨(also by Jules Dassin) created during the 60s and forward an authentic genre . The motion picture attained a lot of success and originated copies , rip offs and awful imitations . Actors' interpretation are excellent , Peter Ustinov is magnificent and Robert Morley is top-notch specially . Manos Hadjidakis' musical score is cheerful and enjoyable . The picture was very well directed by Jules Dassin (Melina Mercouri's husband).

The yarn will appeal to comedy enthusiasts and robbery genre fans . Rating : Above average . Well worth watching .


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