USA,
1964, 119 min
Directed by:
Jules DassinCinematography:
Henri AlekanCast:
Melina Mercouri, Peter Ustinov, Maximilian Schell, Robert Morley, Jess Hahn, Akim Tamiroff, Titos Vandis, Gilles Ségal, Joe Dassin, Amy Dalby, Faik Coşkun (more)Plots(1)
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 performance literally when the bumbling fall guy (Peter Ustinov) and other amateurs they’ve hired as help find they'll have to lift their prize while dangling from the museum's vaulted ceiling! (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1965 - Peter Ustinov (Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role)
Golden Globes
- 1965 - Peter Ustinov (Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy)
- 1965 - Melina Mercouri (Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy)