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Topkapi is a film directed by Jules Dassin and starring Peter Ustinov, Melina Mercouri and Maximilian Schell. It tells the story of a gang that tries to steal a dagger from the Topkapı Palace in Istanbul, but is outsmarted by a bird and a policeman.
A con man joins a gang of thieves to rob a museum in Istanbul, but faces Turkish intelligence and a rival gang. IMDb provides cast and crew, reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, soundtracks and more for this Oscar-winning film.
- (11K)
- Adventure, Comedy, Crime
- Jules Dassin
- 1964-09-04
Beautiful thief Elizabeth Lipp (Melina Mercouri) and criminal genius Walter Harper (Maximilian Schell) put together a plan to steal an emerald-encrusted dagger from Istanbul's Topkapi Palace.
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- Melina Mercouri
- Jules Dassin
- Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
A comedy caper film about a group of jewel thieves who plan to steal a dagger from the Topkapi museum in Istanbul. A small-time hustler is hired as a spy by Turkish security and gets involved in the heist.
A classic heist film directed by Jules Dassin and starring Peter Ustinov, Melina Mercouri and Maximilian Schell. Watch the trailer, clips and read the synopsis, cast and crew, film details and trivia of this suspenseful comedy.
- Jules Dassin, Joseph Dassin, Tom Pevsner
- Melina Mercouri
Find out who starred in and worked on the classic heist film Topkapi, directed by Jules Dassin and based on a novel by Eric Ambler. See the full list of actors, writers, producers, composers, and more on IMDb.
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Oct 5, 2012 · Watch the official trailer of Topkapi, a 1964 film directed by Jules Dassin and starring Peter Ustinov, Maximilian Schell, Robert Morley and others. The film follows a group of thieves who plan to steal a priceless dagger from Istanbul's Topkapi Museum.
- 4 min
- 138.4K
- Rotten Tomatoes Classic Trailers