Top Secret!

1984 film directed by Jim Abrahams, David Zucker and Jerry Zucker
Movie film Q506452
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Top Secret!

Summary

Top Secret! is a film[1]. Top Secret! ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,606 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Top Secret!'s instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Top Secret! was directed by Jim Abrahams[4].
  • Top Secret! was directed by David Zucker[5].
  • Top Secret! was directed by Jerry Zucker[6].
  • Martyn Burke wrote the screenplay for Top Secret![7].
  • Jim Abrahams wrote the screenplay for Top Secret![8].
  • David Zucker wrote the screenplay for Top Secret![9].
  • Jerry Zucker wrote the screenplay for Top Secret![10].
  • Top Secret!'s composer is recorded as Maurice Jarre[11].
  • Top Secret! was published by CBS[12].
  • Top Secret!'s genre is spy film[13].
  • Top Secret!'s genre is parody film[14].
  • A cast member of Top Secret! was Val Kilmer[15].
  • A cast member of Top Secret! was Lucy Gutteridge[16].
  • A cast member of Top Secret! was Omar Sharif[17].
  • A cast member of Top Secret! was Peter Cushing[18].
  • A cast member of Top Secret! was Michael Gough[19].
  • A cast member of Top Secret! was Jeremy Kemp[20].
  • A cast member of Top Secret! was Christopher Villiers[21].
  • A cast member of Top Secret! was Ian McNeice[22].
  • A cast member of Top Secret! was Jim Carter[23].
  • A cast member of Top Secret! was Mac McDonald[24].
  • A cast member of Top Secret! was Warren Clarke[25].
  • A cast member of Top Secret! was Jim Abrahams[26].
  • A cast member of Top Secret! was David Zucker[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Top Secret! was published by CBS[12]. Top Secret! was produced by Jon Davison[28]. Directors include Jim Abrahams[4], David Zucker[5], and Jerry Zucker[6]. Screenwriters include Martyn Burke[7], Jim Abrahams[8], David Zucker[9], and Jerry Zucker[10]. Cast members include Val Kilmer[15], Lucy Gutteridge[16], Omar Sharif[17], Peter Cushing[18], Michael Gough[19], and Jeremy Kemp[20].

Publication

Publication dates include January 1, 1984[29], December 21, 1984[30], June 22, 1984[31], and October 5, 1984[32]. Original languages include English[33] and German[34]. Genres include spy film[13] and parody film[14]. Top Secret! was distributed by video on demand[35].

Reception

Reviews include 75%[36], 6.5/10[37], and 68/100[38].

Why It Matters

Top Secret! ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,606 views/month).[2] Top Secret! has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] Top Secret! is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . paramountplus.com. Retrieved . paramountplus.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [33] . The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [34] . wikidata.org.
  29. [35] . wikidata.org.
  30. [36] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [37] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [38] . wikidata.org.
  33. [29] . wikidata.org.
  34. [30] . Lexicon of international films. wikidata.org.
  35. [31] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [32] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date +1984-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1984-12-21T00:00:00Z, +1984-06-22T00:00:00Z +1
    Screenwriter Martyn Burke, Jim Abrahams, David Zucker +1
    Duration {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+90'}, {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+88'}
    Mpa film rating PG
    + 35 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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