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66% Critic Match
Torn Curtain
“It tears you apart with suspense!”
6.6 / 10• 1966• 2h 7m•PG• English
Thriller
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Paul Newman
Michael Armstrong
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Alfred Hitchcock's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Torn Curtain is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
