Torn Curtain
It tears you apart with suspense!
Genres
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$3000000
Revenue
$13000615
Runtime
127 min
Release Date
1966-07-15
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
592
Vote Average
6.597
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)
Leoda Richards
Woman Backstage (uncredited)
Frank Baker
Party Guest (uncredited)
Alfred Hitchcock
Man in Hotel Lobby with Baby (uncredited)
William Glover
British Correspondent (uncredited)
Mischa Hausserman
Idealistic Young Man (uncredited)
Britt Semand
Magda (uncredited)
William Yetter Sr.
Post Office Patron (uncredited)
Kaaren Verne
Stewardess (uncredited)
Paul Sorensen
Swedish Immigration Officer (uncredited)
Hedley Mattingly
Airline Official (uncredited)
Curt Lowens
VOPO Officer at Roadblock (uncredited)
Horst Ebersberg
East German Interpreter (uncredited)
Dick Cherney
Clerk (uncredited)
Wilhelm von Homburg
Blonde Twin in Bus (uncredited)
Albert Szabo
Herr Albert (uncredited)
Robert Boon
Prof. Winkelmann (uncredited)
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