The film centers on a con -man gets problems with a group of jewelry thieves who have a plan to rob the Topkapi museum in Istanbul. What will happen to him?
13 July 1916, Piraeus, Greece
29 October 1899, Tiflis, Russian Empire [now Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia]
8 December 1930, Vienna, Austria
26 May 1908, Semley, Wiltshire, England, UK
18 October 1920, Athens, Greece
18 December 1911, Middletown, Connecticut, USA
29 October 1921, Terre Haute, Indiana, USA
6 June 1932, Istanbul, Turkey
1888 in Clerkenwell, London, England, UK
1916, Tarsus, Turkey
1937
7 November 1917, Thessaloniki, Greece
7 November 1938, New York City, New York, USA
16 April 1921, London, England, UK
13 January 1932, Falticeni, Suceava, Romania
March 03, 2008
[A] enjoyable, fast-moving tale of a caper pulled by some of the most delightful characters ever assembled on one screen.
February 09, 2006
It's a far cry from his classic American thrillers or his brilliant British noir, Night and the City.
December 04, 2003
If you like heists and holidays, it's almost foolproof entertainment.
March 03, 2008
The story never quite adds up, but with help from Ustinov and Robert Morley, Dassin conjures up a superior light entertainment.
July 28, 2012
Jules Dassin's popular heist comedy-adventure is an enjoyable film, boasting an international cast headed by wife Melina Mercouri and Oscar-winner Peter Ustinov.
April 08, 2005
This is proof that a popcorn movie can still be made as intelligently and as skillfully as any 'classier' project.
February 23, 2004
A minor classic of the genre.
February 18, 2006
Classic heist film with breezy direction and top cast.
March 01, 2007
Stylish lighthearted comical heist drama of stealing a priceless diamond and emerald-studded dagger from Turkey's world-famous Topkapi Museum.
October 01, 2003
One of the very best heist films ever made, Topkapi provides the template for the many lighthearted capers that came later
March 03, 2008
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.
March 03, 2008
It is the performances, however, that have enabled the movie to retain its vitality.
