--- product_id: 62529382 title: "Topkapi" brand: "melina mercouripeter ustinovjules dassin" price: "€ 56.53" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 category: "Dvd" url: https://www.desertcart.at/products/62529382-topkapi store_origin: AT region: Austria --- # Topkapi **Brand:** melina mercouripeter ustinovjules dassin **Price:** € 56.53 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Topkapi by melina mercouripeter ustinovjules dassin - **How much does it cost?** € 56.53 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.at](https://www.desertcart.at/products/62529382-topkapi) ## Best For - melina mercouripeter ustinovjules dassin enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted melina mercouripeter ustinovjules dassin brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description A small-time con-man with passport problems gets mixed up with a gang of world-class jewelry thieves plotting to rob the Topkapi museum in Istanbul. Turkish intelligence, suspecting arms smuggling, gets involved, and under pressure the con-man rises to heights he'd never dreamed of. ## Images ![Topkapi - Image 1](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/71NfSwE47jL.jpg) ![Topkapi - Image 2](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/715%2BmnW6LiL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Peter Ustinov Steals the Show in Colourful 1960s Crime Caper *by C***A on 6 August 2018* What a lot of fun this film is. Melina Mercouri is a fullblooded femme fatale and she teams up with an elegant Swiss gentleman burglar (Maximilian Schell) for a daring jewel heist in Istanbul's Topkapi palace. A motley crew of further accomplices make up their gang: Robert Morley as the Englishman who can help them disable the security system, the mute acrobat Giulio, and hapless petty crook Arthur Simpson played by a scene stealing Peter Ustinov, whose endearing performance was deservedly rewarded with a best supporting actor Oscar.The setting in sunny Istanbul is glorious and, being filmed on location, the fillm uses the vistas and vibrant street life of the city to its fullest. The film may be dated, but it is nonetheless highly enjoyable.A few words about the DVD I bought: While the letterbox 1.66 : 1 ratio may not be perfect (it takes a lot of fiddling with the TV to get rid of the black edges on all four sides without distorting the proportions), the picture is surprisingly good with vibrant colours. The film is presented with the restored original Mono soundtrack, the sound quality is very good and all dialogue is clearly understandable. English subtitles are available. Also subtitles in various other languages (all advertised in the product description, plus Swedish and Greek). Also dubbed audio in German, French, Italian, Spanish. Run time: 1 hour 55 mins. ### ⭐⭐⭐ TOPKAPI DVD from MGM DVD *by A***N on 11 May 2019* An odd transfer. Excellent 16.9 ratio, perfect picture, good sound and good Optional English subtitles, but the whole is placed in the middle of my screen, surrounded by black bars. On a big screen, it perhaps doesn't matter too much, and as I say, it's a fine picture, so, maybe it's OK, just unecessary in my view. The film? I am a bit surprised that a director like Jules Dassin with an admirable track record (BRUTE FORCE/NAKED CITY/NIGHT AND THE CITY and of course the stand alone classic RIFIFI), could fail to make this caper movie fun to watch. Is it the way he films his wife Mercouri - talking to the camera, laughing a lot oh a lot, and it isn't pretty, or the way the final robbery just drags on and on when it should be tense and edited in a tighter fashion. That's not to say the film doesn't have it's moments, but again that depends on how much you like Ustinov and the stars. I found it odd that Dassin films his wife very unflatteringly and there is little or no chemistry between her an Schell. Still the location filming is good, some of the robbery is good, but the bottom line is that it seems Dassin doesn't find comedy to be that easy. Still some thing here and there to enjoy and many will violently disagree with me about MM. Currently not cheap, which is, in itself a bit of a puzzle. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Watch out for the default subtitles! *by J***G on 20 March 2019* Topkapi is a great film and I was delighted to see that it is available as a DVD; however, in this version there are so many foreign-language dubbed soundtracks and subtitles to choose from (it seems to default to dubbed French and French subtitles! - what is it with the French and their insistence on permanent subtitles??!) I had a problem getting the English-language audio and no subtitles! After about 5 minutes negotiating the menus, I had what I wanted and can now enjoy the film --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.at/products/62529382-topkapi](https://www.desertcart.at/products/62529382-topkapi) --- *Product available on Desertcart Austria* *Store origin: AT* *Last updated: 2026-05-06*