A conman gets mixed up with a group of thieves who plan to rob an Istanbul museum to steal a jewelled dagger.A conman gets mixed up with a group of thieves who plan to rob an Istanbul museum to steal a jewelled dagger.A conman gets mixed up with a group of thieves who plan to rob an Istanbul museum to steal a jewelled dagger.
- Won 1 Oscar
- 4 wins & 4 nominations total
Titos Vandis
- Harback
- (as Titos Wandis)
Joe Dassin
- Josef
- (as Joseph Dassin)
Faik Coskun
- Tavla Player at Hilton
- (uncredited)
Jules Dassin
- Turkish Cop
- (uncredited)
Selahattin Içsel
- Tavla Player at Hilton
- (uncredited)
Bedri Çavusoglu
- Police Officer
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaCited by Mission: Impossible (1966) series creator Bruce Geller as the inspiration for his own series.
- GoofsWhile in the lighthouse during the caper, Cedric wipes his face with an oily rag, but all the following scenes show no oil on his face.
- Quotes
Elizabeth Lipp: Do you mind that I am a nymphomaniac?
Walter Harper: It's your most endearing quality.
Elizabeth Lipp: Don't waste it - use it.
- Crazy creditsAt the beginning, the title and the technical credits are shown, but no credit is given to the actors or to the producer-director. However, at the end, the words "There they go again!" are seen, and all of the leading actors appear in a snowbound setting, together with their names. Then the names of all of the other actors, together with the name of the producer-director, appear on the screen.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The 75th Annual Academy Awards (2003)
- SoundtracksThe Stars and Stripes Forever
(uncredited) (1896)
Written by John Philip Sousa
Played when Elizabeth steps on Cedric's mock-up of the security platform
Featured review
Jules Dassin directed the classic hard-boiled 'Rififi' in the mid-50s. Ten years later he's at the heist genre again, but 'Topkapi' is a very different kind of movie. Gone is the realism and darkness of 'Rififi', which influenced many subsequent crime thrillers. Instead we have a good old fashioned adventure, which is quite tongue in cheek and very colourful and fun. The eclectic ensemble cast are all very good - Dassin's wife Melina Mercouri, Maximilian Schell, Robert Morley, and especially a knockout performance from Peter Ustinov, an actor I usually have little time for. The robbery sequence was "borrowed" thirty years later by Brian De Palma for 'Mission Impossible', but 'Topkapi' is the better of the two movies by far.
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- Gross US & Canada
- $7,000,000
- Runtime2 hours
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- 1.66 : 1
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