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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.
Theatrical
Sep 17, 1964
DVD / Blu-ray
Dec 11, 2001
Theaters
1
Director
Jules Dassin
Writer
Monja Danischewsky
Producers
Jules Dassin, Roger Dwyre, Lee Katz
Music
Manos Hatzidakis
Studio
Filmways Pictures, United Artists, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Cast
Full credits →M
Melina Mercouri
Elizabeth Lipp
P
Peter Ustinov
Arthur Simon Simpson
M
Maximilian Schell
Walter Harper
R
Robert Morley
Cedric Page
J
Jess Hahn
Hans
G
Gilles Ségal
Giulio
A
Akim Tamiroff
Gerven the Cook
T
Titos Vandis
Harback
S
Senih Orkan
First Shadow
D
Danyal Topatan
Second Shadow
J
Joe Dassin
Joseph
D
Despo Diamantidou
Voula
F
Faik Coşkun
Tavla Player at Hilton (uncredited)
A
Amy Dalby
Nanny (uncredited)
J
Jules Dassin
Turkish Cop (uncredited)
S
Selahattin Içsel
Tavla Player at Hilton (uncredited)
B
Bedri Çavusoglu
Police Officer (uncredited)
