Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Clamour over Galata Tower, Aya Sofya's dome, the minarets of the Blue Mosque
and the roof of Topkapı Palace while playing the popular PS3/X-Box 360 video
game
Assassin's Creed: Revelations,
which is set in Constantinople in 1511.
Through Foreign Eyes
Many of the foreign-made films set here have been thrillers. These include James Negule-
sco's
The Mask of Dimitrios
(1944), a spy flick based on an Eric Ambler novel; and three
James Bond films:
From Russia with Love
(1974),
The World Is Not Enough
(1999) and
Skyfall
(2012).
Other films to look out for are Jacques Vierne's 1961 film
Tintin and the Golden Fleece
; Alan Parker's 1978 hit
Midnight Express
; and Jules Dassin's 1964 crime spoof,
Topkapi
, which was based on the Eric Ambler 1962 novel
In the Light of Day
.
Greek director Tassos Boulmetis set part of his popular 2003 arthouse film
A Touch of
Spice
here.
