Topkapi 1964 peter ustinov was not present at the awards ceremony. Six weeks after the release of this movie, a reallife heist took place at a new york city. Peter ustinov as sir peter ustinov the orchestra video 1990 there was a castle with forty dogs. The film was produced and directed by the emigre american film director jules dassin. Sort peter ustinov movies by costars of his movies. Ustinov won academy awards for best supporting actor for his roles in spartacus 1960 and topkapi 1964. Topkapi 1964 arthur simon simpson the peaches short 1964 narrator voice billy budd 1962 edwin fairfax vere post captain royal navy romanoff and juliet. Dockside english hustler simpson peter ustinov at work in istanbul, despo diamantidou his sidekick, not aware hes being sized up for a jewel heist team by walter maximillian schell and elizabeth melina mercouri, wife of the director jules dassin, still early in topkapi, 1964. Bumbling peter ustinov who won an oscar for his performance is duped into. Presented by angela lansbury, accepted by jonathan winters and hosted by bob hope. A conman gets mixed up with a group of thieves who plan to rob an istanbul museum to steal a jewelled dagger. Melina mercouri, peter ustinov and maximilian schell are the main actors. Sort peter ustinov movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost sort peter ustinov movies by domestic yearly box office rank or trivia sort peter ustinov movies how they were received by critics and audiences. Topkapi 1964 arthur simon simpson the peaches short 1964.
Agatha christies hercule poirot movies with peter ustinov. Abel shaddick peter ustinov, a grumpy owner of a jewish deli in upstate new york, is a man turned cold by his sons death in world war ii. Peter ustinov biography, movie highlights and photos. Peter ustinov, in full sir peter alexander ustinov, born april 16, 1921, london, englanddied march 28, 2004, genolier, switzerland, english actor, director, playwright, screenwriter, novelist, raconteur, and humanitarian ustinovs grandfather was a russian officer in the tsars army who was exiled because of his religious beliefs. Dockside english hustler simpson peter ustinov at work in istanbul, despo diamantidou his sidekick, not aware hes being sized up for a jewel heist team by walter maximillian schell and elizabeth melina mercouri, wife of the director jules dassin, still. He was a fixture on television talk shows and lecture circuits for much of. Bumbling peter ustinov who won an oscar for his performance is duped into helping the thieves, and soon finds himself uneasily straddling both sides of the law. Topkapi 1964 is a technicolor heist film made by filmways pictures and distributed by united artists. Apr 12, 2020 peter ustinov, english actor, director, playwright, screenwriter, novelist, raconteur, and humanitarian. Hirsute, puckish renaissance man peter ustinov was born in england to parents of russian lineage. The film is based on eric ambler s novel the light of day 1962, adapted as a screenplay by monja danischewsky. Sep 06, 20 peter ustinov winning the oscar for supporting actor for topkapi at the 37th academy awards in 1965.
Peter ustinov biography, movie highlights and photos allmovie. Peter ustinov list of movies and tv shows tv guide. Jan 16, 2011 the fragment is taken from the movie topkapi. Released october 5th, 2001, topkapi stars melina mercouri, peter ustinov, maximilian schell, robert morley the movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 0. It does move slowly and is terribly overacted but it is still a joy to watch. The music which accompanied the opening and closing credits for the 1964 movie, topkapi. In the scenes hes in, ustinov steals the film completely. Crime comedy, starring peter ustinov in an oscarwinning performance, with melina mercouri, maximilian schell, robert morley and akim tamiroff. Topkapi 1964 is a technicolor heist film made by filmways pictures and distributed by united. On the trail of mark twain with peter ustinov 4 episodes 19991999 mighty continent 10 episodes.
There is something about his portrayal of the character that brings a whole new idea about how poirot could be. A enjoyable romp for anyone who likes caper movies with a touch of comedy, as a gang of incompetent crooks try to steal a jewelled dagger from istanbuls topkapi museum. Again there is a long and daring breakin, as his heroes attempt to steal the priceless emerald dagger from the topkapi palace museum in istanbul, but in contrast to the bleak rififi, the mood in topkapi is one of comedy. Peter ustinov celebrity profile check out the latest peter ustinov photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Topkapi was responsible for peter ustinov getting his second oscar for best supporting actor. The great cast includes the always excellent robert morley, an hysterical akim tamiroff and the secondoscar winning performance by the great, great peter ustinov. Rent topkapi 1964 starring melina mercouri and peter ustinov on dvd and bluray. He wrote and directed many acclaimed stage plays and led numerous international theatrical productions. Peter ustinov bumbles along beautifully but melina mercouri overacts outrageously.
Topkapi melina mercouri peter ustinov letterbox 2disc. Jan 19, 2014 topkapi movie, produced and directed by jules dassin. After years of enduring movie lampoons of his 1955 crimecaper classic rififi, director jules dassin topped them all with his own spoof, topkapi. Jul 10, 2011 the music which accompanied the opening and closing credits for the 1964 movie, topkapi. Peter ustinov on the orient express tv movie documentary 1991 peter ustinov as sir peter ustinov the orchestra video 1990 there was a castle with forty dogs.
With melina mercouri, peter ustinov, maximilian schell. He won best supporting actor academy awards for his roles in spartacus and topkapi. Peter ustinov was a twotime academy awardwinning film actor, a director, writer, journalist and raconteur. The film stars melina mercouri, maximilian schell, peter ustinov, robert morley, gilles segal and akim tamiroff. Released october 5th, 2001, topkapi stars melina mercouri, peter ustinov, maximilian schell, robert morley the movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 0 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. Ustinov brings a bit of extremely dry humor which will probably pass over many people but i love him. I cant watch more than an hour of david suchet and i enjoy him. Note that the first few minutes are a bit hazy picturewise, but this is the intent of the director, jules dassin. After years of enduring movie lampoons of his 1955 crimecaper classic rififi.
The film is based on eric amblers novel the light of day 1962, adapted as a screenplay by monja danischewsky the film stars melina mercouri, maximilian schell, peter ustinov, robert morley, gilles. Mar 28, 2004 hirsute, puckish renaissance man peter ustinov was born in england to parents of russian lineage. Topkapi istanbul film movie melina merkouri peter unstinov. Topkapi movie, produced and directed by jules dassin. As part of their crew, they hire smalltime hustler arthur simon simpson peter ustinov to act as their fall guy. Topkapi trailer directed by jules dassin and starring peter ustinov, maximilian schell, robert morley, jess hahn, gilles segal. When the turkish secret police capture simpson at the border, they persuade. In 1940, the year that his first play, fishing for shadows, was staged, the 19yearold ustinov appeared in his. Oct 25, 2017 peter ustinov is my favorite movie poirot. With melina mercouri, peter ustinov, maximilian schell, robert morley. The music score was by manos hadjidakis, the cinematography by henri alekan and the. He also won a golden globe award for best supporting actor for the film quo vadis he set the oscar and globe statuettes up on his desk as if playing doubles tennis. Peter ustinov, english actor, director, playwright, screenwriter, novelist, raconteur, and humanitarian.