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Auction History Result 7k138 TOPKAPI linen 14x26 Belgian '64 best different art of top stars & robbery in progress! Date Sold 11/30/2010 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Linenbacked Belgian Movie Poster (measures 14 1/4" x 25 3/4" [36 x 65 cm]) (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. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Important Added Info: Note that this is a very unusual Belgian poster! It measures similarly to an Italian locandina. We have never seen a Belgian poster of this size before. If anyone knows more about this poster, please e-mail us and we will post it here. What IS linenbacking? Learn More Condition: good to very good. The poster was folded across the middle and folded 2" from the top and 4" from the bottom. There were tape stains in the right border and paper loss in the bottom left corner, extending into the first "E" of "EEN". Overall, the poster was in good condition prior to linenbacking. The poster was pretty well backed, and the missing bottom left corner was re-created, but the restorer left alone the tape stains in the right border, likely rightfully assuming they will not show when the poster is framed. Learn More about condition grades 
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