
A small-time con man with passport problems gets mixed up with a gang of world-class jewelry thieves plotting to rob the Topkapi museum in Istanbul. Turkish intelligence, suspecting arms smuggling, gets involved, and under pressure, the con man rises to heights of which he'd never dreamed.... (Full plot summary below)
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A small-time con man with passport problems gets mixed up with a gang of world-class jewelry thieves plotting to rob the Topkapi museum in Istanbul. Turkish intelligence, suspecting arms smuggling, gets involved, and under pressure, the con man rises to heights of which he'd never dreamed.
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| Video-Reviewmaster.comSteve CrumClassic heist film with breezy direction and top cast. |
| DVDLaserDouglas PrattIt is the performances, however, that have enabled the movie to retain its vitality. |
| VarietyVariety StaffUstinov 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. |
| EmanuelLevy.ComEmanuel LevyJules Dassin's popular heist comedy-adventure is an enjoyable film, boasting an international cast headed by wife Melina Mercouri and Oscar-winner Peter Ustinov. |
| Radio TimesDavid ParkinsonThe film combines sparkling dialogue with moments of unbearable tension. |
| User ReviewScott WTerrific. A classic. Must see. It has both Mellina Meccuri and Peter Ustinov. One of the classic crime capers of all time! |
| User ReviewDoctor SOkay, I admit I hadn't heard of Jules Dassin until he passed away. Then I read all about his films and I rented Topkapi. It's great absurdist fun, with a more or less gracious band of jewel theives, and things just keep going from bad to worse to worser. There reallty is never a dull moment. |
| User ReviewConor BTense. Full of suspense and sporting a turley international cast. Well worth the watch. One of the best heist movies. |
| User ReviewC HReally, really weird, but I liked it! Peter Ustinov ROCKS!!! And the jewel heist scene is the most amazing theft scene I've ever watched!!! WOW!!! |
| User ReviewMike TTense. Full of suspense and sporting a turley international cast. Well worth the watch. One of the best heist movies. |