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A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 71.3 / 100
1964·Adventure / Comedy / Crime·2h

TOPKAPI

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

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.

Above the Line
Jules Dassin·DirectorMonja Danischewsky·ScreenplayEric Ambler·NovelHenri Alekan·Director of PhotographyManos Hatzidakis·Original Music ComposerRoger Dwyre·Editor
Cast
Melina Mercouri·Elizabeth LippPeter Ustinov·Arthur Simon SimpsonMaximilian Schell·Walter HarperRobert Morley·Cedric PageJess Hahn·HansGilles Ségal·GiulioAkim Tamiroff·Gerven the CookTitos Vandis·HarbackEge Ernart·Major Ali TufanSenih Orkan·First Shadow
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 5
Jules Dassin·DirectorAli Çakus·Second Assistant DirectorJoe Dassin·Second Assistant DirectorStepan Melikyan·Second Assistant DirectorTom Pevsner·Assistant Director
Writing· 2
Monja Danischewsky·ScreenplayEric Ambler·Novel
Camera· 7
Henri Alekan·Director of PhotographyMax Lechevallier·Assistant CameraRené Chabal·Assistant CameraRaymond Picon Borel·Second Unit CinematographerGilbert Chain·Camera OperatorPhilippe Brun·Second Unit CinematographerRoger Corbeau·Still Photographer
Editing· 4
Roger Dwyre·EditorPatrick Clement-Bayard·Assistant EditorJohnny Dwyre·Assistant EditorDaniele Grimberg·Assistant Editor
Sound & Music· 2
Manos Hatzidakis·Original Music ComposerWilliam Robert Sivel·Sound Engineer
Art & Design· 5
Deni Vachlioti·Costume DesignAndré Labussière·Set DresserAmato Garbini·Makeup ArtistMax Douy·Set DecorationJacques Douy·Assistant Set Decoration
Production· 4
Jules Dassin·ProducerAndré Cultet·Production ManagerRoger Dwyre·Associate ProducerClaude Hauser·Assistant Production Manager
Other Departments· 1
Lucie Lichtig·Script
By the Numbers
71.3
OF 100
Master Score
6.9
OF 10
IMDb
90%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
—
Worldwide Gross
1
1 NOMS
Oscar Wins
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Poster DNA

THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Topkapi's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
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Mood
Intriguing, Adventurous, Serious
Composition
Layered
Era
1960s
Visual Style
Painted

“The poster features a painted illustration with a man's face on the upper left looking down and a woman's face on the upper right looking down. Below them, a ma”

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Key Elements
Man's HandsBuildingsDomes
Atmosphere
Bright
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Urban
Design Score
8/10
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