A 19 aug 1964 var column announced that topkapi was scheduled to open 4 sep 1964 in paris, and a 15 jul 1964 var suggested that the u. This usreleased bluray is perfectly acceptable except for one thing. Topkapi 1964 jules dassin synopsis, characteristics. It was originally crafted in 1747 as a gift from the sultan to the iranian nadir shah, the dagger never reached its intended recipient, who was killed in an uprising before the ottoman emissary crossed the border into iran. Laut movie city wurde dieser film im jahre 1964 freigegeben. Topkapi movie, produced and directed by jules dassin. The order for the construction of the topkapi palace on the seraglio point overlooking both marmara and bosphorus was given by mehmed ii after the conquest of constantinapolis in 1453. The ultimate list of nuclear war films when you mention nuclear war movies, the first thing anyone thinks about are the day after, dr. One of his potential victims turns out to be a gentleman thief planning to steal the emeraldencrusted dagger of the mehmed ii from istanbuls topkapi museum. Whenever i watch a film like topkapi i am expectantly waiting for it to take over my reality and immerse me in this other, carefree reality we need to go to sometimes. By the way, the story is about a jewel heist from a remarkable setting. The title of the film refers to the topkapi palace built by the ottoman sultan mehmed ii in 1459, after the fall of the byzantine empire, the ottoman sultans made their main residence in the topkapi palace for 400 years, it became a museum in 1924. With melina mercouri, peter ustinov, maximilian schell.
Master criminals elizabeth lipp melina mercouri and walter harper maximilian schelll plan an elaborate scheme to steal a valuable emerald dagger from the seemingly impregnable topkapi museum in instanbul. The film is based on eric amblers novel the light of day 1962, adapted as a screenplay by monja danischewsky. Topkapi 1964 the heist begins scene 911 movieclips. Topkapi 1964 in 1954, while he was living in exile in france after being blacklisted by hollywood, writerdirectoractor jules dassin, made rififi, a dark, fatalistic thriller that is considered the granddaddy of all heist movies. Film locations for topkapi 1964, in turkey and greece. In other words, the perfect mark for simpsons brand of entrepreneurship.
Turkish delight 15 the topkapi palace and imperial harem, istanbul duration. Arthur simon simpson is a smalltime crook biding his time in greece. In a desperate attempt to breathe new life into his second book a pretentious world war ii novel he travels to berlin, where he unexpectedly runs into his old travel love, lena. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. And this is the very thing that makes topkapi so wonderful. The palace complex has hundreds of rooms and chambers, but only the most important are accessible to. The movieclips channel is the largest collection of licensed movie. Topkapi 1964 adalah sebuah film heist yang dibuat oleh filmways pictures dan didistribusikan oleh united artists film tersebut diproduksi dan disutradarai oleh sutradara amerika jules dassin. Topkapi palace was home to all the ottoman sultans until the reign of abdulmecid i 18391860, a period of nearly four centuries. Aug 29, 2014 topkapi 1964 a funny unusual caper film which along with the pink panther 1963 pioneered many of the robbery stunts youve come to see in later films even james bond movies and ultimately inspired tvs mission impossible. The light of day was the basis for jules dassins classic film, topkapi.
The sequel will be based on the 1964 mgm film topkapi, and the eric ambler novel which it was based on, titled the light of the day. Topkapi film completo, streaming ita, vedere, guardare. It became a museum in 1924, and its hundreds of rooms contain numerous collections of historical and religious relics, treasures, and jewelry. The new york city engagement began two weeks later, on. The site of the movie is a greek village that conducts a passion play each year. The 3 mar 1964 dv credited mercouri with the recording of the title theme, written by manos hadjidakis. A history of topkapi palace in 60 seconds the topkap. But very few people are even aware that there a whopping fifteen other films in this genre, ranging from dark comedy and anime to hard hitting drama and mockumentary. Topkapi trailer directed by jules dassin and starring peter ustinov, maximilian schell, robert morley, jess hahn, gilles segal.
Dockside english hustler simpson peter ustinov at work in istanbul, despo diamantidou his sidekick, not aware hes being sized up for a jewel heist team by walter maximillian schell and elizabeth melina mercouri, wife of the director jules dassin, still early in topkapi, 1964. It was shot on location in istanbul, and it offered superb suspense and an exceptional cast, including peter ustinov who won an. The movieclips channel is the largest collection of licensed movie clips on the web. Topkapi 1964 is a technicolor heist film made by filmways pictures and distributed by united artists. This usually only works when the film carries with it the kind of energy that resonates with its audience. Topkapi 1964 movie clip how swiss of you having spoken to the camera in the opening, footloose globetrotting jewel thief elizabeth melina mercouri, wife of director jules dassin begins to plan the job, with lover william maximillian schell, early in topkapi. Staring peter ustinov, melina mercouri, maximilian schell and jess hahn. The film is based on eric ambler s novel the light of day 1962, adapted as a screenplay by monja danischewsky. The topkapi manuscript is an early manuscript of the quran dated to the late 1st century early 2nd century ah i. Starring michael caine and shirley maclaine, gambit is a delightful yet deadly game of international catandmouse.
She was also in topkapi 1964, a classic caper flick based on an eric ambler novel about the theft of an emeraldstudded dagger from a turkish museum. A grand heist movie in the tradition of but predating oceans eleven and the like, the plot revolves entirely around the theft of a sultans emerald laden dagger from the historic topkapi. The ultimate list of nuclear war films films, deconstructed. The country is in turmoil with entire villages uprooted. Topkapi 1964 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Palace museum is administered by the ministry of culture and tourism. Just drag the mouse to the direction you want to look. Ten years later, he returned to the genre though this time he served up a brilliant spoof entitled topkapi.
The greek and turkish coastlines are gorgeous and well photographed. Following the end of the ottoman empire in 1921, the topkap. Having spoken to the camera in the opening, footloose globetrotting jewel thief elizabeth melina mercouri, wife of director jules dassin begins to plan the job, with lover william maximillian schell, early in topkapi. Topkapi was based on the light of day, a somewhat more somber novel by eric ambler. Palace is one of istanbuls most iconic historic structures and museums that captures the endless admiring gaze of visitors every year due to its downright opulence. Wikimedia commons has media related to films of the united states, 1964. Somehow the scenery never comes off as a travelogue, but complements the films goings on. That is an apt metaphor for the whole film, jewels in sumptuous setting. Turkeys ministry of culture and tourism now administers the topkap. Topkapi film wikipedia bahasa indonesia, ensiklopedia.
The fastpaced caper takes off in hong kong where a dapper english cat burglar caine enlists the aid of a eurasian dancer maclaine to help him in an elaborate scheme to grab an ageold artifact from the heavily secured palace of a powerful middle eastern tycoon. Join us well cut you in on the theft of the century arthur simon simpson is a smalltime crook biding his time in greece. A smalltime con man with passport problems gets mixed up with a gang of worldclass jewelry thieves plotting to rob the topkapi museum in istanbul. Topkapi 1964 tt0058672 arthur simon simpson is a smalltime crook biding his time in greece. Rent topkapi 1964 starring melina mercouri and peter ustinov on dvd and bluray. One of my favorite films since it was released in 1964. Turkish intelligence, suspecting arms smuggling, gets involved. The 10 best things to do near topkapi palace, istanbul. After years of enduring movie lampoons of his 1955 crimecaper classic rififi, director jules dassin topped them all with his own spoof, topkapi.
Nestled deep in the most guarded room of the most guarded museum in istanbul, in a glass. The film was produced and directed by the emigre american film director jules dassin. Overall, film critics prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 92%, compared to cinemagoers, who gave it a lower average score of 75%. One other famous treasure is the topkapi dagger, again this item was made famous by the film, the topkapi. The year 1964 in film involved some significant events, including two highly successful musical films, my fair lady and mary poppins.
A conman gets mixed up with a group of thieves who plan to rob an istanbul museum to steal a jewelled dagger. When arthur abdel simpson first spots harper in the athens airport, he recognizes him as a tourist unfamiliar with city and in need of a private driver. Topkapi is a light hearted action comedy about the heist of a valuable jewel encrusted dagger in turkey. Film tersebut berdasarkan pada novel eric ambler the light of day 1962, yang diadaptasi sebagai sebuah permainan latar oleh monja danischewsky film tersebut dibintangi oleh melina mercouri. After years of enduring movie lampoons of his 1955 crimecaper classic rififi, director. On display within the topkapi palace museum in istanbul lies the topkapi codexan ancient manuscript of the koran involved in the murder that split shiite from sunni. Palace was transformed by a government decree dated april 3, 1924 into a museum of the imperial era. A history of topkapi palace in 60 seconds culture trip.
Part of me ought to be a little upset about topkapi, the film version of eric amblers light of day. The movie use the way of comedy to describe a rise of a gangster in underground world. Cast and crew credits for topkapi, 1964, directed by jules dassin, with melina mercouri, peter ustinov, maximilian schell, at turner classic movies. Topkapi 1964 topkapi, adaptation, maps, and shanties. The ottoman sultans made the topkapi palace their main residence for four hundred years.
The original trailer in high definition of topkapi directed by jules dassin and starring melina mercouri, peter ustinov, maximilian schell, robert morley and jess hahn. Mar 17, 2018 despite some excellent performances i was underwhelmed by this heist movie. The site of the movie is a greek village that conducts a. The palace complex has hundreds of rooms and chambers, but only the most important are accessible to the public as of 2020, including the ottoman imperial harem and the treasury, called hazine where the spoonmakers diamond and the topkapi dagger are on display. Having spoken to the camera in the opening, footloose globetrotting jewel thief elizabeth melina mercouri, wife of director jules dassin begins to plan the job, with lover william maximillian schell, early in topkapi, a very loose adaptation of eric amblers novel light of day. This manuscript is kept in the topkapi palace museum, istanbul, turkey. There are no subtitles of any kind the film is english and occasionally thick accents, especially that of the wonderful melina mercouri, make it a little difficult to understand. Beautiful thief elizabeth lipp melina mercouri and criminal genius walter harper maximilian schell put together a plan to. Five years after his successful debut, writer lucas, has hit a dead end. Topkapi je americka kriminalisticka filmska komedija snimljen 1964. This site is neither endorsed by nor affiliated with the academy of motion picture arts and sciences.
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