Top Secret!
Charismatic American pop star Nick Rivers travels behind the Iron Curtain for a concert, only to fall for a resistance fighter and discover her father—a brilliant scientist—has been seized by East German agents. Determined to save him, he must outwit ruthless secret police and sabotage a deadly new weapon before it’s unleashed.
“Don't tell anyone.”
Synopsis
Nick Rivers, a charismatic and popular American singer, travels to East Germany to perform at a music festival. He falls in love with the beautiful Hillary Flammond and becomes entangled in an underground resistance movement. Joining forces with Agent Cedric and Flammond, Rivers works to rescue her father, Dr. Paul, who has been captured by the Germans in an attempt to force him into developing a new naval mine.
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The scale of the collaboration
A crew of 111+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Francoise BonnotShot by Christopher ChallisScored by Maurice JarreDesigned by Michael Lamont
Box Office
1984 · Box office
⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 2.3× its budget
Why 2.5×?
Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).
Worldwide gross
$20.5M
US & Canada: $20.5M — 100% of worldwide · International: $42K (0%)
Opening weekend: $4.4M — 22% of its US run.
Opening week (7-day): $6.7M — 33% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 1,100 theaters
Also known as
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- Top secret !fr
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Cast & Crew
111 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Val Kilmer
as Nick Rivers
Omar Sharif
as Agent Cedric
Lucy Gutteridge
as Hillary Flammond
Jeremy Kemp
as General Streck
Peter Cushing
as Bookstore Proprietor
Warren Clarke
as Colonel von Horst
Tristram Jellinek
as Major Crumpler
Christopher Villiers
as Nigel
Billy J Mitchell
as Martin
Major Wiley
as Porter
Harry Ditson
as Du Quois
Gertan Klauber
as Mayor
Supporting cast
87Jim Carter
as Déjà Vu
Richard Mayes
as Biletnikov
Eddie Tagoe
as Chocolate Mousse
Vyvyan Lorrayne
as Madam Bergerone
Ian Mcneice
as Blind Souvenir Vendor
Michael Gough
as Dr. Paul Flammond
John Sharp
as Maitre D'
Dimitri Andreas
as Latrine
John J Carney
as Klaus
Marcus Powell
as Little German
Nancy Abrahams
as Pregnant Woman
Louise Yaffe
as Cafe Diner
Charlotte Zucker
as Cafe Diner
Susan Breslau
as Cafe Diner
Helen Kahan
as Cafe Diner
Michael Burlington
as Waiter
Burton Zucker
as Chef
Richard Pescud
as Priest
Orla Pederson
as Bruno
Russell Sommers
as Student
Sara Montague
as Crying Girl
Gerry Paris
as Back-up Singer
David Adams
as Back-up Singer
Geoff Wayne
as Back-up Singer
Steve Ubels
as German Soldier
Chas Bryer
as German Soldier
Mac Mcdonald
as German Soldier
Mandy Nunn
as Young Hilary
Lee Sheward
as Young Nigel
Janos Kurucz
as Wagon Driver
Sydney Arnold
as Albert Potato
Michelle Martin
as Der Pizzahaus Girl
Nicola Wright
as Der Pizzahaus Girl
Lisa Gruenberg
as Der Pizzahaus Girl
Daisy
as Cow
Andrew Hawkins
as Pilot
Richard Bonehill
as Scarecrow
Jim Abrahams
as German Soldier in Prop Room (uncredited)
Leslie Adams
as East German Dignitary (uncredited)
Richard Atherton
as East German Official (uncredited)
Dickey Beer
as Détente (uncredited)
Willy Bowman
as East German Dignitary (uncredited)
Marc Boyle
as Chevalier (uncredited)
Russell Brook
as Kissing Couple on Bench (uncredited)
Maxwell Craig
as Guard Operating Electric Chair (uncredited)
Carol Connors
as Woman in Crowd Singing Anthem (uncredited)
Kenneth Coombs
as Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Jack Cooper
as Sergeant Kruger (uncredited)
Donna Derby
as Dancer (uncredited)
Jim Dowdall
as Resistance Member (uncredited)
Stuart Fell
as Avant-garde (uncredited)
Harry Fielder
as German Guard (uncredited)
Martin Grace
as Montage (uncredited)
Charlie Gray
as Restaurant Patron/Ballet Audience Member (uncredited)
Ron Gregory
as Restaurant Patron/Ballet Audience Member (uncredited)
Virginia Guy
as Dancer (uncredited)
Alan Harris
as Streck's Aide (uncredited)
Tina Hart
as Woman in Crowd Singing Anthem (uncredited)
Walter Henry
as East German Officer (uncredited)
Frank Henson
as Resistance Member (uncredited)
Frank Jakeman
as German Soldier (uncredited)
Gerry Judge
as Man in Crowd Singing Anthem (uncredited)
Eric Kent
as Man in Crowd Singing Anthem (uncredited)
Roy Lansford
as Extra (uncredited)
Aileen Lewis
as Ballet Audience (uncredited)
Derek Lyons
as German Soldier (uncredited)
Mark Mcbride
as Escargot (uncredited)
James Muir
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Kathryn Mullen
as Spanish Woman on Train (uncredited)
Mike Mungarvan
as Man in Crowd Singing Anthem (uncredited)
Eddie Powell
as Underwater Barkeeper (uncredited)
Joe Powell
as Underwater Cowboy (uncredited)
Mike Reynell
as East German Officer (uncredited)
Henry Roberts
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Bess Rogers
as Ballet Audience (uncredited)
Peter Ross Murray
as German Firing Squad (uncredited)
Pat Ryan
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Tina Simmons
as East German Agent (uncredited)
Colin Skeaping
as Soufflé (uncredited)
Guy Standeven
as Man Singing National Anthem (uncredited)
Reg Thomason
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Cy Town
as Man in Crowd Singing Anthem (uncredited)
John Triplett
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Reg Turner
as Jurgen (uncredited)
Paul Weston
as Croissant (uncredited)
David Zucker
as German Soldier in Prop Room (uncredited)
Jerry Zucker
as German Soldier in Prop Room (uncredited)
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2Other crew
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