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Top Secret!
Don't tell anyone.
( Comedy )


Top Secret! Poster



US Runtime: 90 min

Country of Origin: United Kingdom / United States of America

Premiere Date:
Jun 08, 1984   [USA]
 
Directors: Jim Abrahams   [Director]
David Zucker   [Director]
Jerry Zucker   [Director]
 
Writers: Jim Abrahams   [Screenplay]
Martyn Burke   [Screenplay]
David Zucker   [Screenplay]
Jerry Zucker   [Screenplay]
 
Producers: Jim Abrahams   [Executive Producer]
Jon Davison   [Producer]
Tom Jacobson   [Associate Producer]
Hunt Lowry   [Producer]
David Zucker   [Executive Producer]
Jerry Zucker   [Executive Producer]
 
Cinematography: Christopher Challis   [Director of Photography]
 
Edited by: Françoise Bonnot   [Editor]
Bernard Gribble   [Editor]
 
Music Composed by Maurice Jarre   [Original Music Composer]
 
Production Design: Michael Lamont   [Production Design]
Peter Lamont   [Production Design]
 
Costume Design: Emma Porteous   [Costume Design]
 
Casting by Susan Arnold   [Casting]
Lucy Boulting   [Casting]
Gretchen Rennell   [Casting]
Mary Selway   [Casting]
 
Production Companys: Kingsmere   (GB)
Paramount Pictures   (US)
 


Plot Summary:

    An American rock and roll singer is invited to a cultural festival in East Germany in order to distract from a plot to destroy NATO submarines, but he accidentally becomes involved in a resistance plot to rescue an imprisoned scientist.

Cast:

Val Kilmer
Nick Rivers
Lucy Gutteridge
Hillary Flammond
Peter Cushing
Bookstore Proprietor
Jeremy Kemp
General Streck
Christopher Villiers
Nigel
Warren Clarke
Colonel von Horst
Harry Ditson
Du Quois
Jim Carter
Déjà Vu
Eddie Tagoe
Chocolate Mousse
Omar Sharif
Agent Cedric
Tristram Jellinek
Major Crumpler
Billy J. Mitchell
Martin, Nick's Manager
Ian McNeice
Blind Souvenir Vendor
Michael Gough
Dr. Paul Flammond
Gertan Klauber
East German Mayor
John Sharp
Maitre D'
Dimitri Andreas
Latrine
John J. Carney
Klaus
Marcus Powell
Little German
Nancy Abrahams
Pregnant Woman
Major Wiley
Porter
Gertan Klauber
Mayor
Richard Mayes
Biletnikov
Vyvyan Lorrayne
Madam Bergerone
Louise Yaffe
Cafe Diner
 
Charlotte Zucker
Cafe Diner
Susan Breslau
Cafe Diner
Helen Kahan
Cafe Diner
Michael Burlington
Waiter
Burton Zucker
Chef
Richard Pescud
Priest
Orla Pederson
Bruno
Russell Sommers
Student
Sara Montague
Crying Girl
Gerry Paris
Back-up Singer
David Adams
Back-up Singer
Geoff Wayne
Back-up Singer
Steve Ubels
German Soldier
Chas Bryer
German Soldier
Mac McDonald
German Soldier
Mandy Nunn
Young Hilary
Lee Sheward
Young Nigel
Janos Kurucz
Wagon Driver
Sydney Arnold
Albert Potato
Michelle Martin
Der Pizzahaus Girl
Nicola Wright
Der Pizzahaus Girl
Lisa Gruenberg
Der Pizzahaus Girl
Daisy
Cow
Andrew Hawkins
Pilot
Richard Bonehill
Scarecrow
 
 

Uncredited Cast:


Jim Abrahams
German Soldier in Prop Room (uncredited)
Leslie Adams
East German Dignitary (uncredited)
Richard Atherton
East German Official (uncredited)
Dickey Beer
Détente (uncredited)
Willy Bowman
East German Dignitary (uncredited)
Marc Boyle
Chevalier (uncredited)
Russell Brook
Kissing Couple on Bench (uncredited)
Carol Connors
Woman in Crowd Singing Anthem (uncredited)
Kenneth Coombs
Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Jack Cooper
Sergeant Kruger (uncredited)
Maxwell Craig
Guard Operating Electric Chair (uncredited)
Donna Derby
Dancer (uncredited)
Jim Dowdall
Resistance Member (uncredited)
Stuart Fell
Avant-garde (uncredited)
Harry Fielder
German Guard (uncredited)
Martin Grace
Montage (uncredited)
Charlie Gray
Restaurant Patron/Ballet Audience Member (uncredited)
Ron Gregory
Restaurant Patron/Ballet Audience Member (uncredited)
Virginia Guy
Dancer (uncredited)
Alan Harris
Streck's Aide (uncredited)
Tina Hart
Woman in Crowd Singing Anthem (uncredited)
Walter Henry
East German Officer (uncredited)
Frank Henson
Resistance Member (uncredited)
Frank Jakeman
German Soldier (uncredited)
Gerry Judge
Man in Crowd Singing Anthem (uncredited)
 
Eric Kent
Man in Crowd Singing Anthem (uncredited)
Roy Lansford
Extra (uncredited)
Aileen Lewis
Ballet Audience (uncredited)
Derek Lyons
German Soldier (uncredited)
Mark McBride
Escargot (uncredited)
James Muir
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Kathryn Mullen
Spanish Woman on Train (uncredited)
Mike Mungarvan
Man in Crowd Singing Anthem (uncredited)
Eddie Powell
Underwater Barkeeper (uncredited)
Joe Powell
Underwater Cowboy (uncredited)
Mike Reynell
East German Officer (uncredited)
Henry Roberts
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Bess Rogers
Ballet Audience (uncredited)
Peter Ross-Murray
German Firing Squad (uncredited)
Pat Ryan
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Colin Skeaping
Soufflé (uncredited)
Guy Standeven
Man Singing National Anthem (uncredited)
Reg Thomason
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Cy Town
Man in Crowd Singing Anthem (uncredited)
John Triplett
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Reg Turner
Jurgen (uncredited)
Paul Weston
Croissant (uncredited)
David Zucker
German Soldier in Prop Room (uncredited)
Jerry Zucker
German Soldier in Prop Room (uncredited)
 

Stunt Crew:


Dickey Beer
Stunts
Marc Boyle
Stunts
Terry Cade
Stunts
Jack Cooper
Stunts
Clive Curtis
Stunts
Jim Dowdall
Stunts
Stuart Fell
Stunts
Elaine Ford
Stunts
Martin Grace
Stunts
Frank Henson
Stunts
 
Eddie Kidd
Stunts
Mark McBride
Stunts
Gareth Milne
Stunts
Valentino Musetti
Stunts
Eddie Powell
Stunts
Joe Powell
Stunt Coordinator
Joe Powell
Stunts
Doug Robinson
Stunts
Colin Skeaping
Stunts
Paul Weston
Stunts
 
 

Sound Crew:


Derek Ball
Sound Recordist
Peter Best
Sound Editor
David Campling
Supervising Sound Editor
Ron Davis
Sound Editor
Robert Gavin
Sound Editor
 
Gerry Humphreys
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Ken Nightingall
Boom Operator
Robin O'Donoghue
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Eric Tomlinson
Scoring Mixer
 

Special Visual Effects Crew:


Nick Allder
Special Effects Supervisor
Martin Body
Visual Effects Camera
Nick Dudman
Animatronic and Prosthetic Effects
Joe Fitt
Special Effects Technician
 
Verner Gresty
Animatronic and Prosthetic Effects
John McGoldrick
Special Effects Technician
Sue Oakes
Animatronic and Prosthetic Effects
Terry Schubert
Special Effects Technician
 
 

Art Department:


David Allday
Draughtsman
Jille Azis
Art Department Assistant
Michael Boone
Draughtsman
Mark Hedges
Standby Property Master
Wally Hill
Props
Joe Monks
Painter
Jim Morahan
Assistant Art Director
Trevor Nicol
Carpenter
Brian Payne
Property Master
 
Michael Redding
Construction Manager
Crispian Sallis
Set Decoration
Ernest Smith
Scenic Artist
Jacqueline Stears
Scenic Artist
Peter Voysey
Sculptor
John Whitby
Carpenter
Jeff Woodbridge
Carpenter
Mal Zawadzki
Painter
 

Directing Crew:


Jerry Daly
Second Second Assistant Director
Gerry Gavigan
Second Unit First Assistant Director
Mike Higgins
Second Assistant Director
Barry Langley
Assistant Director
Jack Lowin
Second Unit Director
 
Joe Powell
Second Unit Director
Trevor Puckle
Third Assistant Director
Andrew Warren
Second Unit First Assistant Director
Kevin Westley
Assistant Director
 

Camera and Electrical Department:


Steve Claydon
Focus Puller
Freddie Cooper
Camera Operator
Allen Daviau
Additional Photography
Joe Finn
Gaffer
John Fletcher
Clapper Loader
 
W.C. 'Chunky' Huse
Grip
Peter James
Clapper Loader
Laurie Ridley
Still Photographer
Randall Robinson
First Assistant Camera
Tony Strachan
Focus Puller
 
 

Other Crew:


Gillian Gregory
Choreographer
 
Derek Lyons
Stand In
 
 

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