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	TOPKAPI (MOVIE) : Encyclopedia Entry
		Topkapi is a 1964 heist film made by Filmways Pictures and distributed by United Artists.
		One of his potential victims, however, turns out to be a gentleman crook (Maximilian Schell) planning to steal the emerald-encrusted dagger of the Ottoman sultans from Istanbul's Topkapi Museum where it is exposed for tourists to admire.
		The Topkapi Affair will be a sequel to the 1999 remake, The Thomas Crown Affair.
	www.bibleocean.com /OmniDefinition/Topkapi_%28movie%29 (592 words)

	Topkapi Palace - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The palace is located on the Seraglio Point between the Golden Horn and the Sea of Marmara in Istanbul, having a splendid view of the Bosphorus.
		Other places in the Topkapi Palace are the Tower of Justice, the Pavilion of the Holy Mantle containing relics of the Prophet Muhammad and the first caliphs, the Throne Room (Arz Odası) in the Harem where the Sultan received his guests and envoys, and the Baghdad Pavilion in the Fourth Court, built by Murad IV.
		Today the Topkapi serves as an museum for imperial era, and is one of Istanbul's greatest tourist attractions.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Topkapi_Palace (352 words)

	Topkapi (movie) - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Topkapi (1964) is a film by U.S. director Jules Dassin based on Eric Ambler's novel The Light of Day (1962).
		Although Topkapi has been categorized as a "caper movie" and does have criminal activity as its major theme, it is light entertainment and suitable for all.
		Arthur Abdel Simpson (Ustinov in the movie) is a lazy middle-aged small-time crook biding his time in Athens, Greece.
	open-encyclopedia.com /Topkapi_(movie) (441 words)

	Topkapi (movie) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Topkapi is a 1964 heist film by directed by American Jules Dassin.
		A remake entitled The Topkapi Affair starring Pierce Brosnan has been announced and is scheduled for release in 2006.
		The Topkapi Affair will be a sequel to the 1999 remake, The Thomas Crown Affair.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Topkapi_%28movie%29 (470 words)

	Topkapi (movie) -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Topkapi (1964) is a film by U.S. director (Click link for more info and facts about Jules Dassin) Jules Dassin based on (Click link for more info and facts about Eric Ambler) Eric Ambler's novel The Light of Day (1962).
		Arthur Abdel Simpson (Ustinov in the movie) is a lazy middle-aged small-time crook biding his time in (The capital and largest city of Greece; named after Athena (its patron goddess)) Athens, (A republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil) Greece.
		For example, in the book there are frequent (A transition (in literary or theatrical works or films) to an earlier event or scene that interrupts the normal chronological development of the story) flashbacks in which Simpson's school days back in England are described, which explains his character and motives more clearly than in the film.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/t/to/topkapi_(movie).htm (491 words)

	Splendors of Topkapi, Palace of the Ottoman Sultans by Stanley Meisler
		Splendors of Topkapi, Palace of the Ottoman Sultans by Stanley Meisler
		Topkapi scholars do not know which furnishings fit which rooms of the palace, but the array of carpets and curtains and bedding and cushion covers and tiles in the exhibition offer a hint of the sumptuous life within the mysterious harem.
		The Topkapi Palace was abandoned in 1853 for the new Dolmabahce Palace.
	www.stanleymeisler.com /smithsonian/smithsonian-2000-02-topkapi.html (3675 words)

	Topkapi (movie) (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Topkapi (1964) is a film by U.S. director JulesDassin based on Eric Ambler 's novel The Light ofDay (1962).
		Although Topkapi has been categorized as a "caper movie"and does have criminal activity as its major theme, it is light entertainment and suitable for all.
		For example, in the book there arefrequent flashbacks in which Simpson's school days back in England are described,which explains his character and motives more clearly than in the film.
	www.therfcc.org /topkapi-movie--165035.html (435 words)

	Encyclopedia: Topkapi (movie) (Site not responding. Last check: )
		A heist film is a movie that has an intricate plot of a group of people trying to steal something.
		The Thomas Crown Affair is a 1999 film and remake of the 1968 film of the same name.
		Best Supporting Actor Oscar (film) How to Steal a Million is an art-heist movie starring Peter OToole as a suave art investigator and Audrey Hepburn as Nicole Bonnet, the daughter of an art fraud.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Topkapi-(movie) (1170 words)

	Blockbuster Online - Topkapi
		After years of enduring movie lampoons of his 1955 crime-caper classic Rififi, director Jules Dassin topped them all with his own spoof, Topkapi.
		As in Rififi, the theft itself (taking place in Istanbul's Topkapi Palace museum) is played out in near-complete silence.
		Topkapi was based on The Light of Day, a somewhat more somber novel by Eric Ambler.
	www.blockbuster.com /catalog/movieDetails/35679 (377 words)

	Topkapi (movie) - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Topkapi (movie) - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		A remake (entitled "The Topkaki Affair") starring Pierce Brosnan has been announced and is scheduled for release in 2006.
		The article about Topkapi (movie) contains information related to Topkapi (movie) and See also.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Topkapi_%28movie%29 (499 words)

	SurfWax: News, Reviews and Articles On Topkapi
		In the Topkapi Palace, which is now a big tourist destination, the imperial mint is falling apart, it hasnt been renovated.
		Ustinov, who was born in London of a journalist father of Russian descent and a painter mother of French descent, was proud of his multicultural roots, and struck a popular chord with his humourous stage and TV talk show appearances in many...
		Topkapi Palace: Home to the Ottoman Sultans (and their harems) until the 19th Century, and now the most visited tourist attraction in Istanbul.
	movies.surfwax.com /files/Topkapi_Movie.html (2556 words)

	Turner Classic Movies This Month Article (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The movie, produced by RKO and Orson Welles' Mercury company, starred Welles and usual Mercury Players: Joseph Cotten, Dolores del Rio and Agnes Moorehead.
		And aside from a few shifts in locale, the movie remained quite faithful to Ambler's novel.
		Topkapi (1964), adapted from a book called The Light of Day, also proved to be a popular hit.
	www.turnerclassicmovies.com /ThisMonth/Article/0,,293\|302\|501,00.html (833 words)

	Amazon Shopping with Shwing! - Topkapi (Site not responding. Last check: )
		I saw it for the first time in my teens in the early 80's on the big screen at a local art movie house that played classic films during the week, and was captivated.
		Once this sequence is over, the movie is normal and the transfer to DVD which I rented was perfect.
		The movie was just as it is on my VHS tape but of better quality, of course.
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	MFA-The Emerald Dagger (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In the end however, thanks to the measures taken in Topkapi Palace against robberies and the extraordinary efforts of the Turkish police, the gang was apprehended and the Emerald Dagger was restored to its rightful place.
		Thus today the Emerald Dagger, subject of the movie "Topkapi", is on display at the Treasury of Topkapi Palace, the dagger which had been prepared among the gifts to be sent to Nadir Shah.
		Among these is a dagger belonging to Sultan Selim the Grim with a crystal handle, and another is a dagger whose owner is unknown, possessing a handle consisting of a single emerald and a gold sheath decorated with diamonds.
	www.ee.bilkent.edu.tr /~history/Ext/emerald_20.html (887 words)

	VH1.com : Movies : Movie : Topkapi : Plot (Site not responding. Last check: )
		After years of enduring movie lampoons of his 1955 crime-caper classic Rififi, director Jules Dassin topped them all with his own spoof, Topkapi.
		Bumbling Peter Ustinov (who won an Oscar for his performance) is duped into helping the thieves, and soon finds himself uneasily straddling both sides of the law.
		Topkapi was based on The Light of Day, a somewhat more somber novel by Eric Ambler.
	www.vh1.com /movies/movie/35919/plot.jhtml (197 words)

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		Bond escaping from one building to another by sailing in the cistern (The Ottomans were actually offering boat rides in the cistern, as illustrated in a miniature).
		'Topkapi' movie, starring Melina Mercouri, Peter Ustinov (won his second Oscar for the Best Actor in a Supporting Role), Maximilian Schell, Robert Morley from 1964 is about this dagger stolen from Topkapi Palace.
		Peter Ustinovgot an Oscar with his performance in this movie, and Melina later became a Minister in Greece.
	www.geocities.com /Yosemite/8878/bond.doc (491 words)

	Images of Istanbul
		And now it's time to go to Topkapi Palace, turned into a museum when Turkey became a republic, to see the lifestyle that was enjoyed in the Palace of the Ottomans.
		The Topkapi Palace, Topkapi means "cannon gate," as this was the spot where the attacking Moslem breached the walls of the Byzantine defenders; is built overlooking the Sea of Marmara, the body of water that is joined to the Mediterranean on one side and the Black Sea on the other.
		Not far from the Topkapi Museum is the Blue Mosque built in 1603 with the unusual total of six minarets, making this the only six-minaret Mosque (of top standard) in Turkey.
	www.sallys-place.com /travel/middle_east/istanbul.htm (3846 words)

	DVD Savant Review: Topkapi
		The opening is a fantasy of Elizabeth's lust for the emeralds on the sultan's dagger, and the caper that follows takes the form of an enjoyable lark instead of the tense meatgrinder of Rififi.
		In Topkapi, the hasty change of plans happens when muscleman Jess Hahn's fingers are broken, and sad-sack conman Peter Ustinov must take his place, even though he's only barely strong enough, and has a bad fear of heights.
		Topkapi's wonderful soundtrack sounds a tad distorted and thin, which also might be how the original played.
	www.dvdtalk.com /dvdsavant/s375topkapi.html (1393 words)

	Turner Classic Movies This Month Article (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Since the book was written in 1937, before the outbreak of WWII, the villain in the film was also changed.
		In Ambler's story, American spy Joe Barton battles the Pan Eurasian Petroleum Co. But in 1943, such a villain hardly seemed nefarious, and accordingly, the screenplay pitted Raft against Hitler and the Nazis.
		The movie uses the same kind of opening as Casablanca - a close-up of a map - to establish the setting and the history.
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	Read about Topkapi (movie) at WorldVillage Encyclopedia. Research Topkapi (movie) and learn about Topkapi (movie) here! (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Research Topkapi (movie) and learn about Topkapi (movie) here!
		Pierce Brosnan has been announced and is scheduled for release in
		Arthur Abdel Simpson (Ustinov in the movie) is a lazy middle-aged small-time crook biding his time in
	encyclopedia.worldvillage.com /s/b/Topkapi_%28movie%29 (471 words)

	Pierce Brosnan in 'The Topkapi Affair' - Movie News - Empire Movies
		The new film, "The Topkapi Affair", will draw on material from 1964's "Topkapi", an MGM movie that has fascinated filmmakers before.
		The new film, to be written by Harley Peyton, will not follow that movie's storyline exactly but draw on elements from the story.
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	www.empiremovies.com /news.php?id=1262 (209 words)

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		One of the most famous sites in Istanbul is the Topkapi Palace, home of the Sultans of the Ottoman Empire from 1452 until about 1922.
		I had always thought of it as one building, namely the building that housed the jewels (in particular the jeweled dagger) as depicted in the movie "Topkapi" with Peter Ustinov.
		On this side of the Topkapi there is a beautiful terrace with several small, highly decorated (with tile) buildings celebrating victories by the Ottomans.
	www2.physics.umd.edu /~roos/istanbul/topkapi.htm (536 words)

	Topkapi Palace
		Sultan Mehmed IV had the harem rebuilt, but from then on the Topkapi Palace did not regain its importance.
		The movie Topkapi tells us nothing to solve the mysteries, except that the treasury was filled with great jewels and relics of a once-proud empire.
		They know that Topkapi looks down on them, but today this bustling city is occupied with other thoughts.
	www.postcardsforyou.com /topkapi.html (606 words)

	International Travel News: The magic of Turkey. @ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Following cobbled, winding streets, we visited the massive Topkapi complex, royal palace of the Ottoman sultans until into the 1800s.
		On display are ornate headdresses and daggers, their jewels so large it seems impossible that they're real; elaborate golden thrones, where sultans lolled their days away, and the emerald dagger made famous by the movie "Topkapi."
		Aya Sofya, the Church of Divine Wisdom, was completed by Emperor Justinian in 548 A.D. For 800 years it was considered to be the architectural wonder of the Byzantine world.
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	Topkapi DVD at Video Universe (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Again there is a long and daring break-in, as his heroes attempt to steal the priceless Emerald Dagger from the Topkapi Palace Museum in Istanbul, but in contrast to the bleak RIFIFI, the mood in TOPKAPI is one of comedy.
		Mercouri and Schell handle the planning; Ustinov, Robert Morley as the eccentric Cedric, and Akim Tamiroff as a dipsomaniac cook, handle the comedy; the Turkish scenery is beautiful, and Manos Hadjidakis contributes a sprightly score--the result is a light and airy comedy.
		TOPKAPI was based on British author Eric Ambler's novel THE LIGHT OF DAY--which won the Mystery Writer's of America Edgar Allan Poe Award for best novel in 1964.
	www.cduniverse.com /search/xx/movie/pid/2181171/a/Topkapi.htm (681 words)

	Topkapi Recap - Movie Tome
		Elizabeth Lipp is a professional thief, and her newest and greatest desire is to acquire the famous Topkapi emerald dagger.
		She calls on her old friend and partner, Walter Harper, who is reluctant at first, then agrees to mastermind the operation.
		The group escapes with the fabulous loot, the pigeon lands on the floor, and.
	www.movietome.com /movietome/servlet/MovieRecapPage/movieid-57739/Topkapi (379 words)

	Seven Days in May - Movie Review and Sounds
		The rest of the movie shows the attempts of the president and a small group of his advisors trying to stop the coup.
		The movie was remade for cable in 1994 and was called The Enemy Within.
		Some critics have suggested that the movie is dated and the plot driven by the hysteria of the times.
	www.destgulch.com /movies/7days (1337 words)

	MovieMaker Magazine \| Issue #35 \| Peter Ustinov: Citizen of the World (Site not responding. Last check: )
		He wrote an autobiography, was a vied-for talk show guest because of his brilliance as a raconteur, received dozens of honorary doctorates, and still had time left to meet with the world's leaders as Ambassador at Large for Unicef.
		In the late '70s and early '80s, Ustinov portrayed the Agatha Christie detective Hercule Poirot in Death on the Nile and Evil Under the Sun, and he is still associated closely with that role.
		He was signed for the original movie, but rejected the deal when Ava Gardner was replaced by Capucine.
	www.moviemaker.com /issues/35/ustinov.html (1484 words)

	Topkapi (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Breezy, colorful and clever, the stars are clearly enjoying themselves, except of course for sad-sack Ustinov (no matter, he won an Oscar for his performance anyhow).
		I was so happy to find Topkapi on DVD at my local video store this week.
		This is in the end a good caper movie and maybe worth watching because its possible a lot its elements have been emulated in other films like the Pink Panther, Mission:Impossible and Entrapment.
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	The Topkapi Affair (2008) Movie Overview ~ Cast and Crew, Box-Office, Trailer, Pictures, Synopsis, Release Date - ...
		The Topkapi Affair (2008) Movie Overview ~ Cast and Crew, Box-Office, Trailer, Pictures, Synopsis, Release Date - RopeofSilicon.com
		Taking elements from the 1964 Oscar winner Topkapi this sequel to the 1999 hit The Thomas Crown Affiar finds Thomas Crown (Brosnan) in a more international setting in which a jeweled dagger is stolen from an Istanbul museum.
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	Topkapi - Movie Tome
		Elizabeth Lipp, a veteran professional thief, enlists the services of an old colleague, Walter Harper, to mastermind the snatch of the emerald studded Topkapi dagger from a museum in Istanbul.
		Harper picks a very amateur crew to pull off the caper, and makes a big mistake in selecting Arthur Simpson as one of the gang.
		Simpson's blunders catch the attention of the Turkish authorities, but even so, the group manages the operation quite ably, until a simple act of nature ties the loose ends together for the police.
	www.movietome.com /movietome/servlet/MovieMain/movieid-57739/Topkapi (88 words)

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