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Topkapi

1964 · 119 min · Director: Jules Dassin ★ IMDb 6.9 · 11,773 ratings

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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.

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Topkapi (1964) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Excitement 30%, Humor 25%, Anticipation 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Humor25%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Excitement, Humor, Anticipation. Genres: Comedy, Crime, Adventure. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Excitement, Humor and Anticipation. Its IMDb rating of 6.9/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 70/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Humor
  • Anticipation
  • Tension

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Anticipation

Dominant emotion: Relief

Humor
Anticipation
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Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values. Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorAnticipationTension
2.5 %≈ 3′Curiosity53 %40 %37 %15 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Curiosity53 %43 %40 %19 %
12.5 %≈ 15′Humor54 %49 %43 %26 %
17.5 %≈ 21′Humor59 %53 %38 %40 %
22.5 %≈ 27′Tension64 %51 %33 %54 %
27.5 %≈ 33′Humor63 %53 %33 %50 %
32.5 %≈ 39′Humor57 %55 %33 %34 %
37.5 %≈ 45′Humor55 %50 %39 %30 %
42.5 %≈ 51′Anticipation59 %43 %48 %46 %
47.5 %≈ 57′Tension61 %41 %50 %55 %
52.5 %≈ 62′Anticipation60 %45 %54 %50 %
57.5 %≈ 68′Anticipation61 %50 %59 %48 %
62.5 %≈ 74′Humor62 %53 %58 %47 %
67.5 %≈ 80′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
72.5 %≈ 86′Tension79 %42 %58 %75 %
77.5 %≈ 92′Tension79 %35 %61 %75 %
82.5 %≈ 98′Tension78 %35 %62 %75 %
87.5 %≈ 104′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
92.5 %≈ 110′Relief65 %53 %33 %47 %
97.5 %≈ 116′Humor65 %57 %32 %43 %
Man in a hole

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

MM
Melina Mercouri

Maximilian Schell

Walter Harper

JH
Jess Hahn

Hans

GS
Gilles Ségal

TV
Titos Vandis

TV
Titos Vandis

Harback

EE
Ege Ernart

SO
Senih Orkan

DT
Danyal Topatan

Second Shadow

JD
Joe Dassin

Joseph

DD
Despo Diamantidou

Voula

FC
Faik Coşkun

Tavla Player at Hilton (uncredited)

AD
Amy Dalby

Nanny (uncredited)

JD
Jules Dassin

Turkish Cop (uncredited)

SI
Selahattin Içsel

Tavla Player at Hilton (uncredited)

BÇ
Bedri Çavusoglu

Police Officer (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
Jules Dassin
Written by
Monja Danischewsky, Eric Ambler
Type
Movies
Released
1964
Runtime
119 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.9 · 11,773 ratings
Feels mostly
Excitement
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