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Auction History Result

7a0373 TOPKAPI linen Spanish 1964 Mac Gomez art of Melina Mercouri, Ustinov & Schell, ultra rare!

Date Sold 8/4/2024
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An Original Vintage Theatrical Linenbacked Spanish Movie Poster (measures 27 1/2" x 39" [70 x 99 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
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Artist: Macario "Mac" Gomez
Important Added Info: Note that we have never before auctioned this Spanish poster!

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Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: very good. The poster had small paper loss at the middle crossfold, with some tape stains in the corners. Overall, the poster was in good to very good condition prior to linenbacking. The poster was nicely backed, and displays well!
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