Topkapi (film)

Topkapi
Original film poster
Directed byJules Dassin
Written byMonja Danischewsky
Based onThe Light of Day
1962 novel
by Eric Ambler
Produced byJules Dassin
StarringMelina Mercouri
Peter Ustinov
Maximilian Schell
Robert Morley
CinematographyHenri Alekan
Edited byRoger Dwyre
Music byManos Hadjidakis
Production
company
Distributed byUnited Artists
Release date
  • September 2, 1964 (1964-09-02)
Running time
120 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$7,000,000[1]

Topkapi is a 1964 American Technicolor heist film produced by Filmways Pictures and distributed by United Artists.[2] The film was produced and directed by the émigré American film director Jules Dassin.[2] The film is based on Eric Ambler's novel The Light of Day[2] (1962), adapted as a screenplay by Monja Danischewsky.[2]

The film stars Melina Mercouri, Peter Ustinov, Maximilian Schell, Robert Morley and Akim Tamiroff. The music score was by Manos Hadjidakis,[2] the cinematography by Henri Alekan[2] and the costume design by Theoni V. Aldredge. The film won an Academy Award in 1965, with Peter Ustinov taking home the trophy for Best Supporting Actor, his second such award in four years.

  1. ^ Box Office Information for Topkapi. The Numbers. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Crowther, Bosley (September 18, 1964). "Topkapi (1964) TOPKAPI". The New York Times.