TOPKAPI - MOVIE [Blu-ray] [1964]

Exelent classic movie. This IMPORT version Region 2 from The Netherlands does have Subtitles in Dutch, French, Italian, Spanish ,Swedish, Greek and Subs for Hoh in English and German. The language on the backside(text) of the cover is in Dutch an French.As a separate comment NOT for this dvd. :I stil do not understand why Amazon does not enforce compulsory correct mention of subtitle(s) and Region when Dvd's or BluRay' s are offered for sale. Those are some of the most important things for a buyer to known about those items. It is one of the basics on wich a buyer decides if it's a usefull or useless item for him. I also do not understand why some dvd-producers bring out dvd's or Blu Ray's in just 1 language without any subs or with just subs in the same language. (For instance French language and French subs or Spanish language and Castellano subs.) Those idiot-dvd-producers ignore the fact that many foreigners might have also bought their product if they would have the brains to considder including subs in other languages!

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.

As expected, first watched at the cinema about 50 years ago. Lol

Almost put off by other review saying this Blu Ray wasn't any better than the standard DVD...Well I can tell you it is excellent...being an ex Cinema Projectionist of the sixties, I ran this film for two weeks so know what the 35mm print was like. Yes, there are scratches and marks, due to the limited techniques in those days, but the Blu Ray is an exact copy of those prints. The DVD was Letterbox 1:85-1 so lost a great deal of quality...the Blu ray is stunning! It is Region 'A' so needs a multi region Blu Ray player in this country...haven't got one...then go out and buy one fast!A pioneer film by the great Jules Dassin...lots of others have copied this ...ie Mission Impossible, Italion Job...but never as good. Peter Ustinov giving a pre Arfur Daley performance, deserving an academy award. One of my favourite movies...a joy!

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.

Love this film, great cast Peter Ustinov, Maximillian Schell, Robert Morley. Good old fashioned museum heist no elaboratealarms or gun toting action. Love the wrestlers covered in oil. Some funny moments and great characters from the actors.

Hasn't seen this for years so glad to enjoy again.

Obviously dated, but a classic. The robbery scene will have you on the edge of your seat. Many original elements of this film were later borrowed for other more popular movies: The robbery scene - Mission Impossible and the Pink Panther movies. Ending with a twist - The Italian Job.

Mit einem kleinen touristischen Spaziergang durch Istanbul,wunderbar unterhaltsam,sehenswert,ein Klassiker gute Unterhaltung.

Super film à conseiller

"Topkapi" is one of the great classic films of the 1960s, with a top-notch international cast.Melina Mercouri & Maximilian Schell are professional burglars who decide to use a circle of amateurs to rob the Topkapi Palace of Istanbul of a sultan's emerald-studded dagger. Robert Morley will help them with his electronic expertise, and an exuberantly comical Akim Tamiroff is their flamboyant cook.However, Peter Ustinov steals the film as Arthur Simpson, "a carbuncle on the behind of humanity." Ostensibly their chauffeur, Ustinov's character becomes enmeshed in the robbery, with fascinating results.This is 1963, so Crime does not Pay. But these characters are so engaging that one *almost* hopes they will choose another target -- one less well guarded than the Topkapi Palace!

Volevo semplicemente rivederlo a colori (in televisione si era ancora al bianco e nero).Bel film e bellissimi posti. DVD amarcord al solito un poco cari.

Para quien nos gusta el cine de bribones y ladrones