
Overview:
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.Status: | Released (1964-09-02) |
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Awards: | Won 1 Oscar. 4 wins & 4 nominations total |
BoxOffice: | $7,000,000 |
Screen: | Monja Danischewsky, Eric Ambler |
Productions: | Filmways Pictures, United Artists, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Production Countries: | United States of America |
Spoken Languages: | English, Français, Türkçe |

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Crews
- 14227: Jules Dassin - Producer - Production
- 2307: Henri Alekan - Director of Photography - Camera
- 41417: Monja Danischewsky - Screenplay - Writing
- 14227: Jules Dassin - Director - Directing
- 14235: Roger Dwyre - Editor - Editing
- 41416: Eric Ambler - Novel - Writing
- 17558: Manos Hatzidakis - Original Music Composer - Sound
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I just love this film! A gang of thieves decide to rob a Turkish museum of a dagger encrusted with precious jewels. Maximilian Schell and Melina Mercouri are the sexy, funny pair that ensemble a crack (?!) team to tackle this seemingly impossible task. They also rope in Peter Ustinov ....
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