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A skillful blend of romance and comedy, Topkapi shimmers with hilarity, action and great performances! Fun-filled and suspenseful, it's an incredibly ingenious affair and a considerable pleasure to watch. Trouble brews beneath the exotically curved towers of Istanbul when the equally exotic - and equally curved - Elizabeth Lipp (Melina Mercouri, Never on Sunday) recruits her former lover (Maximilian Schell, The Black Hole) in a scheme to heist the pride of the city's Topkapi museum: a jewel-encrusted dagger. But the "job" soon turns into a high-tension, high wire act, when the bumbling fall guy (Peter Ustinov, Death on the Nile) and other amateurs they've hired as help get more than they had bargained for. The stellar cast also includes Robert Morley (Beat the Devil) and Akim Tamiroff (Touch of Evil). Directed by great Jules Dassin (Rififi).
Original Release
09/04/1964
US Release
09/17/1964
Cast
Name | Character |
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Melina Mercouri | Elizabeth Lipp |
Peter Ustinov | Arthur Simon Simpson |
Maximilian Schell | Walter Harper |
Robert Morley | Cedric Page |
Jess Hahn | Hans Fisher / Hans |
Gilles Ségal | Giulio the Human Fly / Giulio |
Akim Tamiroff | Gerven - the Cook / Gerven the Cook |
Titos Vandis | Harback |
Ege Ernart | Maj. Ali Tufan / Major Ali Tufan |
Senih Orkan | First Shadow |
Directors
Writers
Monja Danischewsky, Eric Ambler
Cast
Name | Character |
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Melina Mercouri | Elizabeth Lipp |
Peter Ustinov | Arthur Simon Simpson |
Maximilian Schell | Walter Harper |
Robert Morley | Cedric Page |
Jess Hahn | Hans Fisher / Hans |
Gilles Ségal | Giulio the Human Fly / Giulio |
Akim Tamiroff | Gerven - the Cook / Gerven the Cook |
Titos Vandis | Harback |
Ege Ernart | Maj. Ali Tufan / Major Ali Tufan |
Senih Orkan | First Shadow |
Ahmet Danyal Topatan | Second Shadow |
Joe Dassin | Josef / Joseph |
Despo Diamantidou | Voula |
Faik Coskun | Tavla Player at Hilton |
Amy Dalby | Nanny |
Jules Dassin | Turkish Cop |
Selahattin Içsel | Tavla Player at Hilton |
Bedri Çavusoglu | Police Officer |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Jules Dassin | Producer |
Lee Katz | Producer |
Roger Dwyre | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1965 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Won |
1965 | Golden Globe | Best Actress - Comedy or Musical | Nominated |
1965 | Golden Globe | Best Actor - Comedy or Musical | Nominated |