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Topkapi
The film centers on a con -man gets problems with a group of jewelry thieves who have a plan to rob the Topkapi museum in Istanbul. What will happen to him?
















1937

7 November 1938, New York City, New York, USA

1916, Tarsus, Turkey

29 October 1899, Tiflis, Russian Empire [now Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia]

6 June 1932, Istanbul, Turkey

26 May 1908, Semley, Wiltshire, England, UK

7 November 1917, Thessaloniki, Greece

18 October 1920, Athens, Greece

29 October 1921, Terre Haute, Indiana, USA

13 January 1932, Falticeni, Suceava, Romania

8 December 1930, Vienna, Austria

13 July 1916, Piraeus, Greece

16 April 1921, London, England, UK



February 18, 2006
Classic heist film with breezy direction and top cast.
October 01, 2003
One of the very best heist films ever made, Topkapi provides the template for the many lighthearted capers that came later
February 23, 2004
A minor classic of the genre.
March 03, 2008
[A] enjoyable, fast-moving tale of a caper pulled by some of the most delightful characters ever assembled on one screen.
April 08, 2005
This is proof that a popcorn movie can still be made as intelligently and as skillfully as any 'classier' project.
December 04, 2003
If you like heists and holidays, it's almost foolproof entertainment.
March 01, 2007
Stylish lighthearted comical heist drama of stealing a priceless diamond and emerald-studded dagger from Turkey's world-famous Topkapi Museum.
March 03, 2008
The story never quite adds up, but with help from Ustinov and Robert Morley, Dassin conjures up a superior light entertainment.
July 28, 2012
Jules Dassin's popular heist comedy-adventure is an enjoyable film, boasting an international cast headed by wife Melina Mercouri and Oscar-winner Peter Ustinov.
March 03, 2008
It is the performances, however, that have enabled the movie to retain its vitality.
February 09, 2006
It's a far cry from his classic American thrillers or his brilliant British noir, Night and the City.
March 03, 2008
Ustinov has probably the meatiest part in the film and one that allows him to use many of the unsubtleties in dominating scenes he has at his command.