Who is Elizabeth Lipp in Topkapi?

Melina Mercouri plays Elizabeth Lipp in the film.

What is Topkapi about?

Beautiful thief Elizabeth Lipp (Melina Mercouri) and criminal genius Walter Harper (Maximilian Schell) put together a plan to steal an emerald-encrusted dagger from Istanbul's Topkapi Palace. As part of their crew, they hire small-time hustler Arthur Simon Simpson (Peter Ustinov) to act as their fall guy. When the Turkish secret police capture Simpson at the border, they persuade him to spy on his partners in crime, mistakenly believing that they're Communist agents plotting an assassination.

Topkapi

Name: Topkapi
Duration: 120
Rating: 68

NR 2 hr

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How long is Topkapi?: Topkapi is 2 hr long.

Who directed Topkapi?: Jules Dassin

Who is Elizabeth Lipp in Topkapi?: Melina Mercouri plays Elizabeth Lipp in the film.

What is Topkapi about?: Beautiful thief Elizabeth Lipp (Melina Mercouri) and criminal genius Walter Harper (Maximilian Schell) put together a plan to steal an emerald-encrusted dagger from Istanbul's Topkapi Palace. As part of their crew, they hire small-time hustler Arthur Simon Simpson (Peter Ustinov) to act as their fall guy. When the Turkish secret police capture Simpson at the border, they persuade him to spy on his partners in crime, mistakenly believing that they're Communist agents plotting an assassination.