

Topkapi
Join us - we'll cut you in on the theft of the century!
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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- Status
- Released
- Budget
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- Box office
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- Language
- English
- based on novel or book
- smuggling (contraband)
- greece
- museum
- caper
- theft
- dagger
- small time crook
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- TheatricalNR17 Sept 1964
BrazilBR
- TV12TV Bandeirantes mj.gov.br28 Oct 2011
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical1115 Feb 1965
FranceFR
- TheatricalU2 Sept 1964
GermanyDE
- Theatrical1223 Oct 1964
IrelandIE
- TheatricalG12 Mar 1965
NetherlandsNL
- PhysicalALDVD1 Jan 2005
SpainES
- Theatrical18 Dec 1964
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Topkapi was released on 2 September 1964.
Audience reviews
1- C7/10
CinemaSerf
12/2/2024
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 turns nark the story …
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