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Topkapi.

Elizabeth Lipp (Melina Mercouri) visits Istanbul, where she sees a traveling fair featuring replicas of treasures from the Topkapı Palace. She is fascinated by the emerald-encrusted dagger of Sultan Mahmud I. She recruits her ex-lover, Swiss master-criminal Walter Harper (Maximilian Schell), to plan a theft of the dagger. Harper and Lipp then hire small-time hustler Arthur Simon Simpson (Peter Ustinov) to drive a car into Turkey to transport hidden explosives and firearms for use in the burglary. Turkish Customs search the car, find the

Credits

Cast
Melina Mercouri, Peter Ustinov, Maximilian Schell

Copyright

© F-H Productions; 17sep64; Lp29368.

Complete catalog record
Topkapi. F-H Productions. Released By United Artists Corp. 120 Min., Sd., Color, 35 Mm. Based On The Novel The Light Of Day, By Eric Ambler. © F-H Productions; 17sep64; Lp29368.

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Sources

  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, format, color, sound, genre, description, credits, catalog record, copyright
  2. Wikidata · Q1516287 ↗ — length, country

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