Topkapi (1964)
| Release Date | 02 September 1964 |
| Tagline | (where the jewels were!) |
| Genre | Adventure, Crime, Thriller |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Language | English, French, Turkish, German, Greek, Italian |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Crime Comedy, Caper |
| Mood | Nail-biters |
| Themes | Art Theft, Perfect Crime |
| Tones | Light, Humorous, Stylized, Witty, Silly |
| Tags | Crew, Heist, Jewel Robbery, Mastermind, Museum, Security System, Turkey |
Topkapi (1964) is a heist film made by Filmways Pictures and distributed by United Artists. It was produced and directed by the emigre American film director, Jules Dassin. The film is based on Eric Ambler's novel The Light of Day (1962), adapted as a screenplay by Monja Danischewsky.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Jess Hahn
Hans Fisher
Gilles Ségal
Giulio the Human Fly
Titos Vandis
Harback
Ege Ernart
Maj. Ali Tufan
Senih Orkan
First Shadow
Ahmet Danyal Topatan
Second Shadow
Despo Diamantidou
Voula
Bedri Çavusoglu
Police officer
Amy Dalby
Nanny
Director
Writer
Eric Ambler
Monja Danischewsky
Producer
Roger Dwyre
associate producer
Lee Katz
associate producer
Original Music
Manos Hatzidakis
Cinematographer
Henri Alekan
Editor
Roger Dwyre
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Makeup Department
Amato Garbini
makeup artist
Production Manager
André Cultet
production manager
Claude Hauser
assistant production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ali Cakus
second assistant director
Stepan Melikyan
second assistant director
Tom Pevsner
assistant director
Art Department
Jacques Douy
assistant sets
Max Douy
sets
Andre Labussiere
set dresser
Sound Department
William Robert Sivel
sound engineer
Visual Effects
Jean Fouchet
optical effects
Camera and Electrical Department
Philippe Brun
camera operator: second unit
René Chabal
assistant camera
Gilbert Chain
camera operator
Roger Corbeau
still photographer
Max Lechevallier
assistant camera
Raymond Picon-Borel
camera operator: second unit
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Theoni V. Aldredge
costumes
Editorial Department
Patrick Clement-Bayard
assistant editor
Johnny Dwyre
assistant editor
Daniele Grimberg
assistant editor
Other Crew
Jean Fouchet
title designer: main titles
Lucie Lichtig
script
Production Company
Filmways Pictures
Distributor
United Artists
CBS Television
MGM Home Entertainment
MGM Home Entertainment
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The films of Jules Dassin
10:30 P.M. Summer (1966)
A Dream of Passion (1978)
A Letter for Evie (1946)
Brute Force (1947)
Circle of Two (1980)
He Who Must Die (1957)
Nazi Agent (1942)
Never on Sunday (1960)
Night and the City (1950)
Phaedra (1962)
Promise at Dawn (1970)
Reunion in France (1942)
Rififi (1955)
Survival 1967 (1968)
The Affairs of Martha (1942)
The Canterville Ghost (1944)
The Law (1959)
The Naked City (1948)
The Rehearsal (1974)
The Tell-Tale Heart (1941)
Thieves' Highway (1949)
Topkapi
Two Smart People (1946)
Up Tight! (1968)
Young Ideas (1943)
