Topkapi (film)
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| Directed by | Jules Dassin |
| Produced by | Jules Dassin |
| Written by | Monja Danischewsky |
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The Light of Day by Eric Ambler |
| Starring |
Melina Mercouri Peter Ustinov Maximilian Schell Robert Morley |
| Music by | Manos Hadjidakis |
| Cinematography | Henri Alekan |
| Edited by | Roger Dwyre |
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| Distributed by | United Artists |
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119 min |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $7,000,000 |
Topkapi (1964) is a heist film made by Filmways Pictures and distributed by United Artists.
It was produced and directed by the emigre American film director Jules Dassin. The film is based on Eric Ambler's novel The Light of Day (1962), adapted as a screenplay by Monja Danischewsky.
The film stars Melina Mercouri, Maximilian Schell, Peter Ustinov, Robert Morley, Gilles Ségal and Akim Tamiroff. The music score was by Manos Hadjidakis, the cinematography by Henri Alekan and the costume design by Theoni V. Aldredge.
Elizabeth Lipp (Melina Mercouri) visits Istanbul, where she sees a traveling fair featuring replicas of treasures from the Topkapı Palace. Next she cases the Topkapi, fascinated by the emerald-encrusted dagger of Sultan Mahmud I. Leaving Turkey, she recruits her ex-lover, Swiss master-criminal Walter Harper (Maximilian Schell), to plan a theft of the dagger. They engage Cedric Page (Robert Morley), master of all things mechanical; Giulio, "The Human Fly" (Gilles Ségal), a mute acrobat; and the burly Hans (Jess Hahn), who will provide the muscle needed for the job.
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