Topkapi (1964) |
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| Director(s) | Jules Dassin |
| Producer(s) | Jules Dassin, Roger Dwyre, Lee Katz (uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Adventure, Crime, Film Adaptation, Thriller/Suspense |
| Top Topics | Book-Based, Heist |
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Melina Mercouri(as Elizabeth Lipp)
Topkapi
Released
1964
Topkapi
Released
1964
Melina Mercouri
(as Elizabeth Lipp)
Peter Ustinov(as Arthur Simon Simpson)
Topkapi
Released
1964
Topkapi
Released
1964
Peter Ustinov
(as Arthur Simon Simpson)
Maximilian Schell(as Walter Harper)
Topkapi
Released
1964
Topkapi
Released
1964
Maximilian Schell
(as Walter Harper)
Robert Morley(as Cedric Page)
Topkapi
Released
1964
Topkapi
Released
1964
Robert Morley
(as Cedric Page)
Akim Tamiroff(as Gerven the Cook)
Topkapi
Released
1964
Topkapi
Released
1964
Akim Tamiroff
(as Gerven the Cook)
Jules Dassin(as Turkish Cop)
Topkapi
Released
1964
Topkapi
Released
1964
Jules Dassin
(as Turkish Cop)
Topkapi Overview:
Topkapi (1964) was a Adventure - Crime Film directed by Jules Dassin and produced by Jules Dassin, Roger Dwyre and Lee Katz.
The film was based on the novel The Light of Day written by Eric Ambler published in 1962.
Academy Awards 1964 --- Ceremony Number 37 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Supporting Actor | Peter Ustinov | Won |
Topkapi BlogHub Articles:
Topkapi (1964)
Topkapi Directed by Jules Dassin Written by Monja Danischewski from a novel by Eric Ambler 1964/USA Filmways Pictures First viewing/Netflix rental Walter Harper: It’s your most endearing quality. Despite some excellent performances I was underwhelmed by this heist movie. Master criminals ... Read full article
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Topkapi Quotes:
[Simpson is talking to the Turkish guards who have arrested him]
Arthur Simon Simpson: You frighten me, sir. But, after all, that's part of your job. But if my father could hear you now he'd laugh himself sick. He wasn't no colonel, sir. I just said that in order to make myself seem important. He was a sergeant - acting sergeant - acting unpaid sergeant. And d'you know what he used to say to me? He used to say, "Arthur"... he used to call me Arthur... "Arthur, you're a carbuncle on the behind of humanity." Carbuncle! I'm a nothing! I'm a nobody!
Arthur Simon Simpson: You frighten me, sir. But, after all, that's part of your job. But if my father could hear you now he'd laugh himself sick. He wasn't no colonel, sir. I just said that in order to make myself seem important. He was a sergeant - acting sergeant - acting unpaid sergeant. And d'you know what he used to say to me? He used to say, "Arthur"... he used to call me Arthur... "Arthur, you're a carbuncle on the behind of humanity." Carbuncle! I'm a nothing! I'm a nobody!
Arthur Simon Simpson:
It's not a question of losing my nerve; I never *had* nerve!
Turkish Official:
[advising Major Tufan of Simpson's criminal record] In 1958 he was deported from Britain for smuggling pornographic literature.
Arthur Simon Simpson: An art magazine, sir!
Turkish Official: Called...?
Arthur Simon Simpson: 'Stop Press Nudes'!
Arthur Simon Simpson: An art magazine, sir!
Turkish Official: Called...?
Arthur Simon Simpson: 'Stop Press Nudes'!
Elizabeth Lipp:
And where do we find these lily-white innocents?
Maj. Ali Tufan:
What has Miss Lipp to say? Did you hear her talk to anyone?
Arthur Simon Simpson: Yes, I heard her speak to Mr. Harper.
Maj. Ali Tufan: What did she say?
Arthur Simon Simpson: Personal things, you know, I don't think they'd be of any interest to you.
Maj. Ali Tufan: *Everything* she says is of interest to me.
Arthur Simon Simpson: Well, she said I was attractive to her.
Maj. Ali Tufan: Fool! She knew you were listening!
Arthur Simon Simpson: That's impossible.
Maj. Ali Tufan: Then why would she say anything so stupid!
Arthur Simon Simpson: Well, she did! She even went further. She said I had beautiful eye lashes!
See More Quotes from TopkapiArthur Simon Simpson: Yes, I heard her speak to Mr. Harper.
Maj. Ali Tufan: What did she say?
Arthur Simon Simpson: Personal things, you know, I don't think they'd be of any interest to you.
Maj. Ali Tufan: *Everything* she says is of interest to me.
Arthur Simon Simpson: Well, she said I was attractive to her.
Maj. Ali Tufan: Fool! She knew you were listening!
Arthur Simon Simpson: That's impossible.
Maj. Ali Tufan: Then why would she say anything so stupid!
Arthur Simon Simpson: Well, she did! She even went further. She said I had beautiful eye lashes!
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Six weeks after the release of Topkapi, a similar, real-life heist took place at a New York City museum. Although 22 gems were stolen, they were recovered within 48 hours.