Topkapi

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Director Jules Dassin (Night and the City, The Naked City) fashioned this breezy and intricate 1964 thriller with a sly comic bent, and it enjoyed international popularity and became an influence for other high-toned European caper films. Peter Ustinov (Spartacus, Death on the Nile) won an Academy Award for his performance as a hapless driver, clueless to the plans of his cohorts, two jewel thieves who plan to steal a priceless dagger from the Topkapi museum in Istanbul, Turkey. Maximilian Schell (Deep Impact, Judgment at Nuremburg) and Melina Mercouri (The Victors, The Gypsy and the Gentleman) play the jet-setting thieves, who choose a motley band of amateurs instead of pros in order to throw off the authorities. But when Ustinov is apprehended by the cops, he agrees to act as a spy in order to thwart the robbery. Eventually, Ustinov must choose between saving his own hide and remaining loyal to the seductive Mercouri as the machinations of the robbery become ever more complex. Sleek and entertaining, Topkapi is filled with intrigue and thrills at every turn. --Robert Lane

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Director Jules Dassin (Night and the City, The Naked City) fashioned this breezy and intricate 1964 thriller with a sly comic bent, and it enjoyed international popularity and became an influence for other high-toned European caper films. Peter Ustinov (Spartacus, Death on the Nile) won an Academy Award for his performance as a hapless driver, clueless to the plans of his cohorts, two jewel thieves who plan to steal a priceless dagger from the Topkapi museum in Istanbul, Turkey. Maximilian Schell (Deep Impact, Judgment at Nuremburg) and Melina Mercouri (The Victors, The Gypsy and the Gentleman) play the jet-setting thieves, who choose a motley band of amateurs instead of pros in order to throw off the authorities. But when Ustinov is apprehended by the cops, he agrees to act as a spy in order to thwart the robbery. Eventually, Ustinov must choose between saving his own hide and remaining loyal to the seductive Mercouri as the machinations of the robbery become ever more complex. Sleek and entertaining, Topkapi is filled with intrigue and thrills at every turn. --Robert Lane

Topkapi Palace: Information from Answers.com Topkapi Palace Governmental seat of the Ottoman Empire. The New Palace (Saray-Cedid), now known as the Topkapi Palace (in reference to the eighteenth-century Topkapi (film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Topkapi (1964) is a heist film made by Filmways Pictures and distributed by United Artists. It was produced and directed by the emigre American film director, Jules ... Topkapi (1964) - Overview - TCM.com - TCM Turner Classic Movies Overview of Topkapi, 1964, directed by Jules Dassin, with Melina Mercouri, Peter Ustinov, Maximilian Schell, at Turner Classic Movies Topkapi (1964) With Melina Mercouri, Peter Ustinov, Maximilian Schell. Caper film about the theft of a jeweled dagger from an Istanbul museum. Director: Jules Dassin The Topkapi Palace Museum THE TOPKAPI PALACE MUSEUM. Istanbul, Turkey. Tel: +90 212 512 0480 Fax:+90 212 528 5991 . History; Photos; Books; Hours & Contact; The Topkapi Palace Courtyard : Topkapi - Rotten Tomatoes - Movies Movie Trailers Reviews ... Review: After years of enduring movie lampoons of his 1955 crime-caper classic Rififi, director Jules Dassin topped them all with his own spoof, Topkapi. It's... Topkapi (1964) - Overview - MSN Movies After years of enduring movie lampoons of his 1955 crime-caper classic Rififi, director Jules Dassin topped them all with his own spoof, Topkapi. It's a rather ... Amazon.com: Topkapi: Melina Mercouri, Peter Ustinov, Maximilian ... Director Jules Dassin ( Night and the City , The Naked City ) fashioned this breezy and intricate 1964 thriller with a sly comic bent, and it enjoyed international ... Topkapi (1964) - IMDb Director: Jules Dassin. Actors: Melina Mercouri: Elizabeth Lipp Peter Ustinov: Arthur Simon Simpson Maximilian Schell: Walter Harper Robert Morley: Cedric ... Topkap Palace - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia In 1928, four years after the Topkapi Palace was converted into a museum, its collection of arms and armour was put on exhibition in this building.