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Topkapi

Topkapi

Sep 2, 1964
119 min
ComedyCrimeAdventure
6.5/ 10
196 votes

Overview

Arthur Simon Simpson is a small-time crook biding his time in Greece. One of his potential victims turns out to be a gentleman thief planning to steal the emerald-encrusted dagger of the Mehmed II from Istanbul's Topkapi Museum.

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TMDB
6.5/10
196 votes
IMDB
6.9/10
10,946 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
95%
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US Box Office$7,000,000Domestic earnings

Awards & Nominations

Won 1 Oscar. 4 wins & 4 nominations total

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"Join us - we'll cut you in on the theft of the century!"

Status

Released

Original Language

en

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Production Companies

Filmways PicturesUnited ArtistsMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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