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Torn Curtain
Torn Curtain

Torn Curtain

It tears you apart with suspense!

Genres

Thriller

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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.

Others

Budget

$3000000

Revenue

$13000615

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

127 mins

Rating

6.614/10

Release Date

15 July 1966

Country

United States of America

Cast

Paul Newman

Paul Newman

Michael Armstrong

Julie Andrews

Julie Andrews

Sarah Sherman

Lila Kedrova

Lila Kedrova

Countess Kuchinska

Hansjörg Felmy

Hansjörg Felmy

Heinrich Gerhard

Tamara Toumanova

Tamara Toumanova

Ballerina

Ludwig Donath

Ludwig Donath

Gustav Lindt

Wolfgang Kieling

Wolfgang Kieling

Hermann Gromek

Günter Strack

Günter Strack

Karl Manfred

David Opatoshu

David Opatoshu

Mr. Jacobi

Gisela Fischer

Gisela Fischer

Dr. Koska

Mort Mills

Mort Mills

Farmer

Carolyn Conwell

Carolyn Conwell

Farmer's Wife

Arthur Gould-Porter

Arthur Gould-Porter

Freddy

Gloria Govrin

Gloria Govrin

Miss Mann

Norbert Schiller

Norbert Schiller

Professor Gutman (uncredited)

Leoda Richards

Leoda Richards

Woman Backstage (uncredited)

Frank Baker

Frank Baker

Party Guest (uncredited)

Alfred Hitchcock

Alfred Hitchcock

Man in Hotel Lobby with Baby (uncredited)

William Glover

William Glover

British Correspondent (uncredited)

Mischa Hausserman

Mischa Hausserman

Idealistic Young Man (uncredited)

Britt Semand

Britt Semand

Magda (uncredited)

William Yetter Sr.

William Yetter Sr.

Post Office Patron (uncredited)

Kaaren Verne

Kaaren Verne

Stewardess (uncredited)

Paul Sorensen

Paul Sorensen

Swedish Immigration Officer (uncredited)

Hedley Mattingly

Hedley Mattingly

Airline Official (uncredited)

Curt Lowens

Curt Lowens

VOPO Officer at Roadblock (uncredited)

Horst Ebersberg

Horst Ebersberg

East German Interpreter (uncredited)

Dick Cherney

Dick Cherney

Clerk (uncredited)

Wilhelm von Homburg

Wilhelm von Homburg

Blonde Twin in Bus (uncredited)

Albert Szabo

Albert Szabo

Herr Albert (uncredited)

Robert Boon

Robert Boon

Prof. Winkelmann (uncredited)

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