Topkapi Movie Review 1964

An international bevy of thieves can't resist the treasures of the famed Topkapi Palace Museum, an impregnable fortress filled with wealth and splendor. Comic thriller based on Erie Ambler's "The Light of Day."

Distribution

CBS/Fox Video, 1330 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019, Phone: (212)373-4800, Toll-free: 800-800-4369, Fax: (212)373-4803, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 122 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Comic Adventure, Heists, Museums, Istanbul, not Constantinople

Screenplay

Monja Danischewsky

Cast

Melina Mercouri, Maximilian Schell, Peter Ustinov, Robert Morley, Akim Tamiroff, Jess Hahn, Gilles Segal

Cinematography

Henri Alekan

Director

Jules Dassin

Music

Manos Hadjidakis

Other

Roger Dwyre

Producer

United Artists

Awards

Oscars 1964: Support. Actor (Ustinov).