Melina Mercouri,
Peter Ustinov,
Maximilian Schell,
Robert Morley,
Akim Tamiroff
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After years of enduring movie lampoons of his 1955 crime-caper classic Rififi, director Jules Dassin topped them all with his own spoof, Topkapi. It's a rather disreputable crew that teams for the ela... read more
Directed by: Jules Dassin
DVD Release Date: December 11, 2001
Arthur Simon Simpson: It's not a question of losing my nerve; I never *had* nerve!
A fine heist flick from a man who is pretty much one of the masters of the genre. The film is fairly breezy, taking a plot that would now seem familiar and combining it with the fun of a team con... read more
I didn't like this movie much. The dagger heist was interesting, and the forerunner of many current heists like the Ocean series. But the rest of the movie seemed pointless, and I found it amazing that Peter Ustinov won an Academy award for this movie.
60s heist movie with charming Mediterranean settings, that doesn't take itself too seriously to the point where it ends up feeling like a camp Carry On film.
Peter Ustinov is good as the reluctant spy--and nearly as reluctant jewel thief--but the rest of the cast is pretty unappealing and the film is at least 20 minutes too long. The excellent heist sequence makes up for a lot but, on the whole, "Topkapi" isn't as much fun as it ought... read more
Awesome little heist film by the master Jules Dassin.
De Palma cribbed the Mission Impossible "Tom Cruise hanging from the ceiling" bit from here.
It was slow to get started with several psychedelic kaleidoscope effects. This was before Mission Impossible. Once they get to the heist it is suspenseful and funny.
Jules Dassin is the master of the hiest genre in "Topkapi". I found the film rather entertaining particularly the great hiest sequence which is reminescent to Dassin's early picture "Raffi". The cast is pretty good. You got Melina Mercouri, Peter Ustinov, Robert Morley and Maximi... read more
'Topkapi' Still The Tops
Splendid lighthearted caper movie, with a heist sequence imitated countless times since, from The Score to Mission: Impossible.
One of the classic heist movies set in Turkey. Meliona Mercouri, Peter Ustinov, and Maximillian Schell.
I don?t know what it is about Jules Dassin, I just never seem to like his work as much as most. The same with Melina Mercouri, what can I say, she irritates me. It?s a good story, Peter Ustinov is fine, but I just don?t see it as great. Nice locale shooting, colorful, but it just... read more
Ustinov has probably the meatiest part in the film and one that allows him to use many of the unsubtleties in dominating scenes he has at his command. Full Review
If you like heists and holidays, it's almost foolproof entertainment. Full Review
It is the performances, however, that have enabled the movie to retain its vitality.
[A] enjoyable, fast-moving tale of a caper pulled by some of the most delightful characters ever assembled on one screen. Full Review
Stylish lighthearted comical heist drama of stealing a priceless diamond and emerald-studded dagger from Turkey's world-famous Topkapi Museum. Full Review
Classic heist film with breezy direction and top cast.
It's a far cry from his classic American thrillers or his brilliant British noir, Night and the City. Full Review
This is proof that a popcorn movie can still be made as intelligently and as skillfully as any 'classier' project. Full Review
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