Topkapi

Topkapi (1964)

Timing: 1:59 (119 min)

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Actors and characters

Release date

1964-09-02

Country

United States

Production

United Artists, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Filmways Pictures

Genre

Comedy, Crime, Adventure

Budget

$0

Revenue

$0

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Director

Jules Dassin

Actors

Melina Mercouri, Peter Ustinov, Maximilian Schell, Robert Morley, Jess Hahn, Gilles Ségal, Akim Tamiroff, Titos Vandis, Ege Ernart, Senih Orkan
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Scenario

Producer

Jules Dassin

Operator

Henri Alekan

Composer

Manos Hatzidakis

Artist

Audition

Editing

Roger Dwyre
All team (29)

• The name of the palace, now the Topkapi Museum, is written with a final 'y'. The Turkish spelling of Topkapı, with 'kapı' meaning 'gate' or 'door', can only have the broad vowel 'y' in the second part of the compound word due to the principle of vowel harmony.
• Six weeks after the premiere of "Topkapi," a similar real-life robbery took place in a New York museum. Although 22 precious stones were stolen, they were recovered within 48 hours.
• The name of the palace, now the Topkapi Museum, is written with a final 'ı'. The Turkish spelling of Topkapı, the second part of the compound word 'kapı - gate, doorway,' according to the principle of vowel harmony, can only have the broad variant, namely 'ı'.
• Six weeks after the premiere of “Topkapi,” a similar real-life robbery took place in a museum in New York. Although 22 precious stones were stolen, they were recovered within 48 hours.