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.
Type:
MOVIE
Country:
US
Genres:
Comedy, Crime, Adventure
Release:
September 1964
Production:
Filmways Pictures, United Artists, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Cast:
Melina Mercouri, Peter Ustinov, Maximilian Schell, Robert Morley, Jess Hahn, Gilles Ségal, Akim Tamiroff, Titos Vandis, Ege Ernart, Senih Orkan, Danyal Topatan, Joe Dassin, Despo Diamantidou
Tags:
based on novel or book, smuggling (contraband), greece, museum, caper, theft, dagger, small time crook