Topkapi backdrop

Topkapi 1964 Directed by Jules Dassin

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

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.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Languages English , French , German , Greek , Italian , Turkish
Release Date 2 September 1964
119 mins
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Melina Mercouri Elizabeth Lipp
Peter Ustinov Arthur Simon Simpson
Maximilian Schell Walter Harper
Robert Morley Cedric Page
Akim Tamiroff Gerven the Cook
Titos Vandis Harback
Ege Ernart Major Ali Tufan
Senih Orkan First Shadow
Danyal Topatan Second Shadow
Joe Dassin Joseph
Faik Coşkun Tavla Player at Hilton (uncredited)
Amy Dalby Nanny (uncredited)
Jules Dassin Turkish Cop (uncredited)
Selahattin Içsel Tavla Player at Hilton (uncredited)
Bedri Çavusoglu Police Officer (uncredited)
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