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17 September 1964 (USA)
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(where the jewels were!) more
Plot:
Caper film about the theft of a jeweled dagger from an Istanbul museum. full summary | full synopsis
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Won Oscar.
Another 1 win
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4 nominations
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(5 articles)
Spring Preview: A Repertory Calendar for the Coasts
(From IFC. 18 February 2009, 2:17 PM, PST)
Brosnan On ‘Thomas Crown Affair 2′: It’s Now Or Never
(From Screen Rant. 21 January 2009, 11:21 AM, PST)
(From IFC. 18 February 2009, 2:17 PM, PST)
Brosnan On ‘Thomas Crown Affair 2′: It’s Now Or Never
(From Screen Rant. 21 January 2009, 11:21 AM, PST)
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Mission Impossible
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Melina Mercouri | ... | Elizabeth Lipp |
 | Peter Ustinov | ... | Arthur Simon Simpson |
| Maximilian Schell | ... | Walter Harper |
| Robert Morley | ... | Cedric Page |
| Jess Hahn | ... | Hans Fisher |
| Gilles Ségal | ... | Giulio the Human Fly |
| Akim Tamiroff | ... | Gerven the Cook |
| Titos Vandis | ... | Harback (as Titos Wandis) |
| Ege Ernart | ... | Maj. Ali Tufan |
| Senih Orkan | ... | First Shadow |
| Ahmet Danyal Topatan | ... | Second Shadow |
| Joseph Dassin | ... | Josef |
| Despo Diamantidou | ... | Voula |
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119 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.66 : 1 more
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Mono (Westrex Recording System)
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Six weeks after the release of Topkapi, a similar, real-life heist took place at a New York City museum. Although 22 gems were stolen, they were recovered within 48 hours.
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Continuity: When Elizabeth returns to her seat at the wrestling match, Hans (who previously injured both hands) passes her a magazine in an unbandaged hand. A few minutes later both his hands are again heavily bandaged.
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Elizabeth Lipp: It can be done! That's the way it can be done! Aaah... oh, excuse me; I've just had a great idea - something I've been looking for a long time... a very long time.
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Elizabeth Lipp: It can be done! That's the way it can be done! Aaah... oh, excuse me; I've just had a great idea - something I've been looking for a long time... a very long time.
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Referenced in Mission: Impossible (1996)
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One of the most entertaining heist films of all time. Full of original ideas, smartly written and joyfully directed. And, if all that wasn't enough, Peter Ustinov! He won his second Oscar as best supporting actor for this creation - an unsuccessful small time crook, intelligent enough to know that he's not intelligent enough - without country and without future. Ustinov soars. He is surrounded by a group of Euro-heavy weights, Melina Mercouri, Maximilian Schell, Robert Morley, Akim Tammiroff. The suspense, fun filled entrance to the Topkapi museum was stolen and disguised with a multi dollar budget by Brian De Palma and his accomplices in the first Mission Impossible without being able to duplicate the suspense, the fun, the humanity or the innocence of the proceedings. The locations are another treat, the music, the costumes and the honesty with which the dishonesty of the characters is portrayed. A true delight.