Torn Curtain
“It tears you apart with suspense!”
1966•PG•2h 7m•6.6•Released
Thriller
During the Cold War, an American scientist appears to defect to East Germany as part of a cloak and dagger mission to find the formula for a resin solution—but the plan goes awry when his fiancee, unaware of his motivation, follows him across the border.
Director
Alfred Hitchcock
Writer
Brian Moore
Budget
$3M
Revenue
$13M
Languages
English, German, Norwegian
Studio
Alfred J. Hitchcock Productions
Cast
Paul Newman
Michael Armstrong
Julie Andrews
Sarah Sherman
Lila Kedrova
Countess Kuchinska
Hansjörg Felmy
Heinrich Gerhard
Tamara Toumanova
Ballerina
Ludwig Donath
Gustav Lindt
Wolfgang Kieling
Hermann Gromek
Günter Strack
Karl Manfred
David Opatoshu
Mr. Jacobi
Gisela Fischer
Dr. Koska
Mort Mills
Farmer
Carolyn Conwell
Farmer's Wife
Arthur Gould-Porter
Freddy
Gloria Govrin
Miss Mann
Norbert Schiller
Professor Gutman (uncredited)
Production
Company
Alfred J. Hitchcock Productions
Company
Universal Pictures
Producer
Alfred Hitchcock
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