Top Crack
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| Directed by | Mario Russo |
| Screenplay by | Marcello Fondato Luisa Montagnana |
| Produced by | Luigi Campi |
| Starring | Terry-Thomas Gastone Moschin Didier Haudepin Oreste Lionello[1] |
| Cinematography | Ennio Guarnieri |
| Edited by | Giuseppe Baghdighian |
| Music by | Gianni Marchetti |
Production company | FILM & VIDEO S.R.L. |
Release date |
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Running time | 100 minutes 91 minutes (German version) |
| Country | Italy |
| Languages | Italian German |
Top Crack (German: Immer Ärger mit den Lümmeln) is a 1967[2] Italian-German comedy film directed by Mario Russo. The film is scored by Gianni Marchetti.
Plot
Two kidnappers, Charles and Karl, head to Rome with the aim of kidnapping a famous billionaire, Mr. Feril, who is also the inventor of a powder that turns into an egg after it is cooked.[3]
Once they have the ransom, it ends up stolen by a gang of kids[1] led by Uno.
At the end, jewelry is tied to a couple of balloons by the gang. Both Charles and Karl watch helplessly as the gang take shots at the balloons, resulting in the jewelry falling into the sea.[3]
Cast
- Terry-Thomas as Charles
- Gastone Moschin as Karl
- Victor Francen as Mr. Feril
- Oreste Lionello as Peter
- Mirella Maravidi as Agatha
- Didier Haudepin as Uno
- Stella Interlenghi as Due
- Lorna Palombini as Tre
- Consuelo Aranyi as Quattro
- Christiane Maybach
- Gian Luigi Polidoro
- Valentino Macchi
Release
The film music was released as an LP (CAM AMG.6) with 14 titles.[4][5] in March 1967[6]. Additionally the film itself passed censorship around the same month.[2] In Germany, it was known under at least two alternate titles: Immer Ärger mit den Lümmeln, a version reportedly shortened by roughly 10 minutes; and Entführung ins Chaos (Top Crack), a title used in later television broadcasts such as one schedule in 1989.[7]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Top Crack – Film (1967)". MyMovies.it (in Italian). Retrieved 12 July 2025.
- ^ a b "Top Crack (1967)". Italian Cinema Database (in Italian). Retrieved 12 July 2025.
- ^ a b "Top Crack". Cinematografo (in Italian). Retrieved 12 July 2025.
- ^ Poppi, Roberto; Pecorari, Mario (1992). Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film Vol. 3. Gremese. p. 548. ISBN 9788876055935.
- ^ "Top Crack Soundtrack Listing". FilmMusicSite (in Italian). Retrieved 2025-07-14.
- ^ "Top Crack". SoundtrackCollector.com. Retrieved 2025-07-13.
- ^ "TV-programma's, 15 april 1989, pagina 31". Leidse Courant (Digitale Krantenbank) (in Dutch). 15 April 1989. Retrieved 2025-07-14.
Entführung ins Chaos (Top crack)