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Auction History Result 3g259 TOPKAPI pressbook '64 sexy Melina Mercouri, Peter Ustinov, Maximilian Schell, Jules Dassin Date Sold 7/10/2011 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Movie Pressbook (pb; measures 13 1/4" x 18"; 12 pages) (Learn More) Topkapi, the classic 1964 Jules Dassin Istanbul Turkey romantic adventure jewel-thief crime thriller comedy ("It's for tonight, darling, in Istanbul... we've got a leather vest, a surgeon's lamp, a suction cup and a boy-scout knot, also a mastermind, and electronics genius - and a schmo. Come on - you're cut in on the theft of the century!"; "Join us in Istanbul - we'll cut you in on the theft of the century!"; "[where the jewels were!]"; "Be there on time - we'd hate to start without you!"; "We're crooks [honest]! We resolve to make the world a better place to steal in!"; "Come on, darling, you're cut in on the theft of the century - and I've got what it takes...A surgeon's lamp, a leather vest, a suction cup, and a Boy-Scout knot. Be there on time - we'd hate to start without you!"; "Topkapi [where the jewels are/were!]"; "Come on darling, you're cut in on the theft of the century and I've got what it takes..."; "A surgeon's Lamp, a leather vest, a suction cup, and a boy-scout knot"; "Be there on time - we'd hate to start without you!"; "Come with me to Istanbul darling! Let's do something nice and crooked!"; "Let us introduce ourselves we're crooks [honest]!"; "Ready? Come on- You're cut in on the theft of the century!"; "They made the world a better place to steal in!"; "Based upon 'The Light of Day' by Eric Ambler"; about a group of master thieves who plan to rob a priceless jeweled dagger, and director Jules Dassin pays hommage to his own "Rififi" by including a very long almost completely silent sequence of the criminals robbing the highly guarded dagger) starring Melina Mercouri, Peter Ustinov (winner of the Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for this film), Maximilian Schell, Robert Morley, and Akim Tamiroff NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: Note that we have provided an image of the front and back covers of the pressbook, plus an image of a two-page spread from inside of the pressbook (we do NOT picture any supplements or heralds, if there are any included with this pressbook), and of course, the winner of this auction will receive the entire single pressbook we are auctioning (plus any supplements or heralds described above)! Also note that this pressbook is complete and uncut! Given that theater owners purchased pressbooks partly in order to create their newspaper advertising, and quite frequently cut them up for that purpose, it is rare to find a pressbook that IS complete and uncut! Condition: very good, NO CUTS. Learn More about condition grades 
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