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Topkapi

A conman gets mixed up with a group of thieves who plan to rob an Istanbul museum to steal a jewelled dagger.

Director

Jules Dassin

Year

Genre

adventure, comedy, crime

Box Office

$7,000,000

Production

N/A

Awards

Won 1 Oscar. 4 wins & 4 nominations total

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Elizabeth Lipp

Melina Mercouri

Arthur Simon Simpson

Walter Harper

Maximilian Schell

Cedric Page

Hans Fisher

Giulio the Human Fly

Gerven - the Cook

Harback

Maj. Ali Tufan

First Shadow

Second Shadow

Ahmet Danyal Topatan

Josef

Voula

Despo Diamantidou

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Nanny

Turkish Cop

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Selahattin Içsel

Police Officer

Bedri Çavusoglu

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Elizabeth Lipp Walter Harper Arthur Simon Simpson Maj. Ali Tufan Gerven The Cook

# (woman) Emerald,
my kingdom for the emerald - Topkapi

# (woman) Emerald, my kingdom for the emerald

I thought that the Turks were a hospitable people - Topkapi

I thought that the Turks were a hospitable people

Excusez-moi, monsieur l'agent,
ou est l'Hôtel George V? - Topkapi

Excusez-moi, monsieur l'agent, ou est l'Hôtel Geor...

A gun is one thing, - Topkapi

A gun is one thing,

(Walter) You've lost none of your skill. - Topkapi

(Walter) You've lost none of your skill.

And where do we find these lily white innocents - Topkapi

And where do we find these lily white innocents

I'm beginning to wonder if anything is real - Topkapi

I'm beginning to wonder if anything is real

The entertainment is charming. - Topkapi

The entertainment is charming.

- (in Greek) Look work of art!
- I don't want any. - Topkapi

- (in Greek) Look work of art! - I don't want any.

All our plans, all our hopes, - Topkapi

All our plans, all our hopes,

- Be careful!
- Don't! - Topkapi

- Be careful! - Don't!

In 1958 he was deported from Britain for smuggling pornographic literature - Topkapi

In 1958 he was deported from Britain for smuggling...

You frighten me - Topkapi

You frighten me

There is a secret stairway in the Kremlin The Romanov jewels - Topkapi

There is a secret stairway in the Kremlin The Romanov jewels

(Elizabeth) He doesn't need speech.
He talks with his whole body. - Topkapi

(Elizabeth) He doesn't need speech. He talks with his w...

You are foreign not Oh no I'm English - Topkapi

You are foreign not Oh no I'm English

Now, Mr Simpson, you can show us
how well you know Istanbul. - Topkapi

Now, Mr Simpson, you can show us how well you know Istanbul.

Whoop! - Topkapi

Couldn't be better. Just a few
hundred yards from the museum. - Topkapi

Couldn't be better. Just a few hundred yards from the m...

Do you mind that I am a nymphomaniac - Topkapi

Do you mind that I am a nymphomaniac

I don't think you're an idiot What made you suspect they're Russian spies - Topkapi

I don't think you're an idiot What made you...

Did you hear her talk to anyone Yes I heard her speak to Mr Harper - Topkapi

Did you hear her talk to anyone Yes I heard her speak to Mr...

This is your last chance, Simpson. - Topkapi

This is your last chance, Simpson.

That's what I call a handsome man. - Topkapi

That's what I call a handsome man.

(guide) Whereas the famous
Istanbul dagger - Topkapi

(guide) Whereas the famous Istanbul dagger

- Ah!
- Oh, I'm sorry, ma'am. - Topkapi

- Ah! - Oh, I'm sorry, ma'am.

Did you get the impression of the key? - Topkapi

Did you get the impression of the key?

(rattling) - Topkapi

(inaudible) - Topkapi

If there's to be a killing,
there can only be one leader. - Topkapi

If there's to be a killing, there can only be one leade...

So close, so close, and then this idiot... - Topkapi

So close, so close, and then this idiot...

Ah-ah! No good looking at me, dear.
I couldn't possibly hold Giulio. - Topkapi

Ah-ah! No good looking at me, dear. I couldn't possibly...

Cedric, call Simpson. - Topkapi

Cedric, call Simpson.

- Simpson.
- Yes, yes, sir. - Topkapi

- Simpson. - Yes, yes, sir.

(exhales) - Topkapi

Good, Arthur. - Topkapi

Ten? - Topkapi

Paris, Roma, Washington. - Topkapi

Paris, Roma, Washington.

- But what about Turkish Security?
- What about Turkish Security? - Topkapi

- But what about Turkish Security? - What about Turkish Secu...

Who thinks so? - Topkapi

They found the arms at the border,
and they let you in the country? - Topkapi

They found the arms at the border, and they let you in the c...

Then you must be working for them. - Topkapi

Then you must be working for them.

There must be a solution. - Topkapi

There must be a solution.

The guards. - Topkapi

Elizabeth, laugh. - Topkapi

Elizabeth, laugh.

- What is it?
- Don't worry. - Topkapi

- What is it? - Don't worry.

Oh. - Topkapi

That dropped on the museum floor
and we are cooked. - Topkapi

That dropped on the museum floor and we are cooked.

- Again?
- I'm nervous. - Topkapi

- Again? - I'm nervous.

Now, be sure not to lose them. - Topkapi

Now, be sure not to lose them.

(rhythmic drumming) - Topkapi

(rhythmic drumming)

(rhythmic drumming) - Topkapi

(rhythmic drumming)

(man shouting in Turkish) - Topkapi

(man shouting in Turkish)

(in Turkish) - Topkapi

It will all be this easy, Arthur. - Topkapi

It will all be this easy, Arthur.

Search every corner of the villa. - Topkapi

Search every corner of the villa.

How much longer are we staying here? - Topkapi

How much longer are we staying here?

(whistle blows) - Topkapi

(whistle blows)

(whimpers) - Topkapi

Are you all right, Arthur? - Topkapi

Are you all right, Arthur?

All right, Arthur. From now on,
it's all easy. Come! - Topkapi

All right, Arthur. From now on, it's all easy. Come!

There is the Treasury. The roof is
not very strong here, so one at a time. - Topkapi

There is the Treasury. The roof is not very strong here, so ...

- It's down here.
- Will you be going through that window? - Topkapi

- It's down here. - Will you be going through that wind...

- That fair anything to do with us?
- A little bit, Arthur. - Topkapi

- That fair anything to do with us? - A little bit, Arthur.

All right? - Topkapi

It's going like clockwork. - Topkapi

It's going like clockwork.

(# woman singing in Turkish) - Topkapi

(# woman singing in Turkish)

- (man) Good evening.
- (Cedric) Good evening. - Topkapi

- (man) Good evening. - (Cedric) Good evening.

- What's that?
- The guard house. - Topkapi

- What's that? - The guard house.

It'll be seconds until
Cedric gets to the light. - Topkapi

It'll be seconds until Cedric gets to the light.

Brace yourself. - Topkapi

Brace yourself.

Hold it. I've got it. - Topkapi

Hold it. I've got it.

You're not gonna leave me here,
are you? I don't fancy that hole. - Topkapi

You're not gonna leave me here, are you? I don't f...

You have to hold it by yourself now, OK? - Topkapi

You have to hold it by yourself now, OK?

I'm going to let go now,
Arthur. Ready? - Topkapi

I'm going to let go now, Arthur. Ready?

It's not a question of losing my nerve - Topkapi

It's not a question of losing my nerve

Giulio's on the sill now - Topkapi

Giulio's on the sill now

This is the last bit, Arthur.
Lower slowly. - Topkapi

This is the last bit, Arthur. Lower slowly.

It's done. - Topkapi

(Elizabeth's laughter continues) - Topkapi

(Elizabeth's laughter continues)

(in Turkish) - Topkapi

No. - Topkapi

Gentlemen, madam - - Topkapi

Gentlemen, madam -

Topkapi poster

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A conman gets mixed up with a group of thieves who plan to rob an Istanbul museum to steal a jewelled dagger.

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Director: Jules Dassin

Writer: Monja Danischewsky, Eric Ambler

Production: N/A

Genre: adventure, comedy, crime

Year: 1964

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.0

BoxOffice: $7,000,000

Released: 02 Sep 1964

Awards: Won 1 Oscar. 4 wins & 4 nominations total

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