USA,
1964, 119 min
Directed by:
Jules DassinCinematography:
Henri AlekanCast:
Melina Mercouri, Peter Ustinov, Maximilian Schell, Robert Morley, Jess Hahn, Akim Tamiroff, Titos Vandis, Gilles Ségal, Joe Dassin, Amy Dalby, Faik Coşkun (more)Plots(1)
Thought by many to be the inspiration for the TV series Mission: Impossible, Jules Dassin's comedy-thriller follows a group of art thieves as they plot and plan to rob a jewelled dagger from the fortress-like Topkapi Palace museum in sun-soaked Istanbul. With an international cast and a screenplay written by ex-Ealing stalwart Monja Danischewsky, Topkapi is one of the great comic-exotic heist movies. (20th Century Fox Home Entertainment)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1965 - Peter Ustinov (Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role)
Golden Globes
- 1965 - Peter Ustinov (Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy)
- 1965 - Melina Mercouri (Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy)