Topkapi (1964)

Jules Dassin expands upon his own procedural legacy with a heist whose entire tension stems from physical mock-up rehearsals. To steal an emerald dagger suspended above a floor wired with pressure sensors, the team erects an exact replica of the museum chamber, calculating pendulum swings and counterweight pulleys with scientific rigour. The elaborate dry runs transform acrobatic agility and silent cable-work into an intoxicating exercise in problem-solving.