Topkapi

About this movie

A skillful blend of romance and comedy, "Topkapi" shimmers with hilarity, action and great performances! Fun-filled and suspenseful, it's an incredibly ingenious affair and a considerable pleasure to watch. Trouble brews beneath the exotically curved towers of Istanbul when the equally exotic - and equally curved - Elizabeth Lipp (Melina Mercouri) recruits her former lover (Maximilian Schell) in a scheme to heist the pride of the city's Topkapi museum: a jewel-encrusted dagger. But the "job" soon turns into a high-tension, high wire act, when the bumbling fall guy (Peter Ustinov) and other amateurs they've hired as help get more than they had bargained for. The stellar cast also includes Robert Morley and Akim Tamiroff. Directed by great Jules Dassin. Peter Ustinov won the Academy Award® for Best Supporting Actor for his performance.