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"Join us - we'll cut you in on the theft of the century!"
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.
18 Cast Members
Melina Mercouri
Elizabeth Lipp
Peter Ustinov
Arthur Simon Simpson
Maximilian Schell
Walter Harper
Robert Morley
Cedric Page
Jess Hahn
Hans
Gilles Ségal
Giulio
Akim Tamiroff
Gerven the Cook
Titos Vandis
Harback
Ege Ernart
Major Ali Tufan
Senih Orkan
First Shadow
Danyal Topatan
Second Shadow
Joe Dassin
Joseph
Despo Diamantidou
Voula
Faik Coşkun
Tavla Player at Hilton (uncredited)
Amy Dalby
Nanny (uncredited)
Jules Dassin
Turkish Cop (uncredited)
Selahattin Içsel
Tavla Player at Hilton (uncredited)
Bedri Çavusoglu
Police Officer (uncredited)
