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Topkapi
“Join us - we'll cut you in on the theft of the century!”
6.5 / 10• 1964• 1h 59m•NR• English
ComedyCrimeAdventure
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Melina Mercouri
Elizabeth Lipp
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jules Dassin's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Topkapi is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
