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.
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Topkapi
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Movie · Comedy · Crime · NR
1964 · 1h 59m · ★ 55% (18K)
Join us - we'll cut you in on the theft of the century!
Director: Jules Dassin
Starring: Melina Mercouri, Peter Ustinov, Maximilian Schell
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.
Director
Jules Dassin
Production
Filmways Pictures, United Artists, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Cast
Melina Mercouri, Peter Ustinov, Maximilian Schell, Robert Morley, Jess Hahn, Gilles Ségal, Akim Tamiroff, Titos Vandis, Ege Ernart, Senih Orkan, Danyal Topatan, Joe Dassin, Despo Diamantidou, Faik Coşkun, Amy Dalby, Jules Dassin, Selahattin Içsel, Bedri Çavusoglu