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Torn Curtain (1966)
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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. Director:Alfred Hitchcock |
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Lila Kedrova | ... | |
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Hansjörg Felmy | ... |
Heinrich Gerhard
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Wolfgang Kieling | ... | |
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Ludwig Donath | ... | |
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Günter Strack | ... | |
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David Opatoshu | ... | |
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Gisela Fischer | ... | |
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Mort Mills | ... | |
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Carolyn Conwell | ... | |
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Arthur Gould-Porter | ... | |
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Gloria Gorvin | ... | |
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Storyline
Professor Michael Armstrong is heading to Stockholm to attend a physics conference accompanied by his assistant-fiancée Sarah Sherman. Once arrived however, Michael informs her that he may be staying for awhile and she should return home. She follows him and realizes he's actually heading to East Germany, behind the Iron Curtain. She follows him there and is shocked when he announces that he's defecting to the East after the US government canceled his research project. In fact, Michael is there to obtain information from a renowned East German scientist. Once the information is obtained, he and Sarah now have to make their way back to the West. Written by garykmcd
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Suspense! Azione! Sorpresa! [Suspense! Action! Surprise!] See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
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Cortina rasgada See more »Box Office
Budget:
$6,000,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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| Germany: | France: | Netherlands:Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)Color:
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1.85 : 1
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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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(1889) (uncredited)
Music by Johann Strauß
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One of the reasons Alfred Hitchcock did not want to use Paul Newman and Julie Andrews was their very high fees.For the rest of his career Hitchcock would never hire performers with the same sort of fee or above. See more »Goofs
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When Professor Michael Armstrong (Paul Newman) is writing the address on a piece of paper in the beginning of the movie he writes: Kobenavn. The actual spelling is: Kobenhavn. See more »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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Soundtracks
"The Emperor Waltz (Kaiserwalzer, Op. 437)"(1889) (uncredited)
Music by Johann Strauß
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