Torn Curtain

– During the Cold War, an American scientist appears to defect to East Germany as part of a cloak and ..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.70 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours and 8 Minutes
Release Year:
1966
Torn Curtain (1966)

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.

Torn Curtain (1966) - Trailer

Release Date:

27 Jul 1966

Language:

English, German, Swedish, Norwegian

MPAA Content-Rating:
PG – Parental Guidance Suggested

Some material may not be suitable for children. Parents urged to give "parental guidance". May contain some material parents might not like for their young children.

Director:

Alfred Hitchcock

Writer:

Brian Moore

Main Actors:

Paul Newman, Julie Andrews, Lila Kedrova, Hansjörg Felmy

Plot:

Professor Michael Armstrong is heading to Copenhagen 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.

Awards:

2 nominations.

Production:

MCA Universal Home Video

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
68%
Metacritic:
55%