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Torn Curtain (1966)
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Release Date:
14 July 1966 (USA)
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Tagline:
Suspense! Azione! Sorpresa! [Suspense! Action! Surprise!] more
Plot:
An American scientist publicly defects to East Germany as part of a cloak and dagger mission to find the solution for a formula resin and then figuring out a plan to escape back to the West. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination
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NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
The Best of Cold War Cinema
(From newser. 9 November 2009, 12:30 PM, PST)
Geek Deal: Alfred Hitchcock Masterpiece DVD Collection for $54
(From Slash Film. 28 October 2009, 9:32 AM, PDT)
(From newser. 9 November 2009, 12:30 PM, PST)
Geek Deal: Alfred Hitchcock Masterpiece DVD Collection for $54
(From Slash Film. 28 October 2009, 9:32 AM, PDT)
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An enormous disappointment
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Paul Newman | ... | Professor Michael Armstrong |
 | Julie Andrews | ... | Sarah Sherman |
 | Lila Kedrova | ... | Countess Kuchinska |
| Hansjörg Felmy | ... | Heinrich Gerhard (as Hansjoerg Felmy) |
| Tamara Toumanova | ... | Ballerina |
| Ludwig Donath | ... | Professor Gustav Lindt |
| Wolfgang Kieling | ... | Hermann Gromek |
| Günter Strack | ... | Professor Karl Manfred |
| David Opatoshu | ... | Mr. Jacobi |
| Gisela Fischer | ... | Dr. Koska |
| Mort Mills | ... | Farmer |
| Carolyn Conwell | ... | Farmer's Wife |
| Arthur Gould-Porter | ... | Freddy - the Bookseller |
| Gloria Gorvin | ... | Fräulein Mann |
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Runtime:
128 min | Germany:126 min | France:126 min | Netherlands:118 min
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Colour:
Colour (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
France:U |
Spain:18 |
Canada:G (Quebec) |
Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) |
Germany:12 (re-rated) (video) |
Brazil:14 |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:PG |
Chile:14 |
Finland:K-16 |
Peru:14 |
Sweden:15 |
USA:PG |
West Germany:16 |
UK:A (original rating) |
UK:15 (video rating)
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Alfred Hitchcock originally wanted to cast Cary Grant in the lead role, but Grant told him he was too old.
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Boom mic visible: Reflected in the window of the farmhouse as Armstrong enters.
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Quotes:
[first lines]
Professor Karl Manfred: Are they ever going to get the heating fixed?
Norwegian crewman: They are working at it, Professor. Perhaps some of you scientists would like to give us a helping hand!
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Professor Karl Manfred: Are they ever going to get the heating fixed?
Norwegian crewman: They are working at it, Professor. Perhaps some of you scientists would like to give us a helping hand!
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Plotting 'Family Plot' (2001) (V)
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Soundtrack:
The Emperor Waltz (Kaiserwalzer, Op. 437)
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Is "Torn Curtain" based on a novel?Does Armstrong get the formula for which he "defected"?
A Note Regarding Spoilers
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Would this film be quite so disappointing if it did not come from Hitchcock and after his run of masterpieces of the late fifties and early sixties? Well, perhaps not. There are at least two stunning scenes - the murder of the security agent is Hitchcock at his best; taut, exciting and disturbing, and the scene where the plot is explained to Paul Newman on a blackboard is both funny and touching. But, we demand more from a thriller - and particularly a thriller from Hitch - than two good scenes. We want action, suspense and involvement. How could anyone be involved with Julie Andrews, still in her "Maria Von Trapp" mode and irritatingly toothsome? Too much of the film seems lazy and tired, as if Hitch had given up on it half way through. Worth seeing for Hitchcock fans, who will enjoy one or two distinctive touches. But otherwise, an enormous disappointment. Even the ending is hopeless.