Topkapi
ComedyCrimeAdventure
6.507/10
|US
|en
|119 min
Release Date: 1964-09-02
Overview - 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.
Production Companies
Filmways PicturesUnited ArtistsMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
User Reviews
CinemaSerf
7/10
I just love this film! A gang of thieves decide to rob a Turkish museum of a dagger encrusted with precious jewels. Maximilian Schell and Melina Mercouri are the sexy, funny pair that ensemble a crack (?!) team to tackle this seemingly impossible task. They also rope in Peter Ustinov - a British rogue who earns a living by fleecing tourists - as their patsy. When he is arrested by the police and t...
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