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1964 Movie United States Adventure, Comedy, Crime 119 min FSK 12

By: Jules Dassin With: Amy Dalby, Selahattin İçsel, Bedri Çavuşoğlu, Δέσπω Διαμαντίδου, Senih Orkan

A small-time con man with passport problems gets mixed up with a gang of world-class jewelry thieves plotting to rob the Topkapi museum in Istanbul. Turkish intelligence, suspecting arms smuggling, gets involved, and under pressure, the con man rises to heights of which he'd never dreamed.

Filmium rating

62%

Mood

Adventurous

Comedic

Lighthearted

Cast & Crew

Jules Dassin

Monja Danischewsky

Eric Ambler

Melina Mercouri

Maximilian Schell

Amy Dalby

Selahattin İçsel

Robert Morley

Danyal Topatan

Akim Tamiroff

Δέσπω Διαμαντίδου

Μελίνα Μερκούρη

Faik Coşkun

Bedri Çavuşoğlu

Peter Ustinov

Jess Hahn

Senih Orkan

Joe Dassin

Ege Ernart

Titos Vandis

Gilles Ségal

Henri Alekan

Manos Hadjidakis

Adaptation

Based On Novel

Budget

Mid-Budget

Cinematic Technique

Colorful Cinematography

Technicolor

Visual Flair

Narrative Structure

Linear

Plot-Driven

Pace

Adventure-Driven

Fast-Paced

Soundtrack

Manos Hadjidakis

Orchestral Score

Style

Comedic

Heist

Technicolor

Time-Period

1960S

Central Conflict

Art Theft

Heist Planning

Police Infiltration

Characters

Acrobat

Art Thieves

Con Artist

Muscle

Small-Time Hustler

Ending

Ambiguous

Future Heist

Jail Escape

Historical Context

1960S

Cold War Era

Key Plot Points

Bird Alarm

Escape Plan

Heist Execution

Police Trap

Plot

Art Theft

Heist

Istanbul

Setting

Greece

Istanbul

Topkapi Palace

Shooting Location

Istanbul

Kavala Greece

Paris

Theme

Art Theft

Clever Deception

Undercover Intrigue

Genre

Adventure

Comedy

Heist

Audiences

Adults

Fans Of Comedy

Heist Genre

Titles

Topkapi

Awards

Academy Award For Ustinov

Box Office Success

$7 Million Gross

Critical Reception

Bosley Crowther Praise

Positive Reviews

Popularity

Cult Classic

Inspired Mission: Impossible

Ratings

95% Rotten Tomatoes

Reception

Critically Acclaimed

Oscar-Winning

Rotten Tomatoes 95%

Production Countries

France

Greece

Turkey

United States

Release Year

1964

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