Torn Curtain (1966)

It tears you apart with suspense!
director	Alfred Hitchcock
producer	Alfred Hitchcock
writers	Brian Moore, Willis Hall & Keith Waterhouse
starring	Paul Newman
	Julie Andrews
	Lila Kedrova
	Hansjörg Felmy
original music	John Addison
cinematographer	John F. Warren
editor	Bud Hoffman
running time	128 minutes (theatrical version)
colour	colour (Technicolor)
sound mix	mono (Westrex Recording System)
aspect ratio	1.85:1
studio	Universal Pictures
availability	DVD & Blu-ray
film-16 (add your rating)

Synopsis

U.S. rocket scientist Michael Armstrong and his assistant/fiancée Sarah Sherman are attending a convention in Copenhagen. Michael is acting very suspiciously and Sarah follows him to East Germany when he apparently tries to defect to the other side.

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Blu-ray Releases

released in 2012

Torn Curtain (1966) - Universal (Blu-ray, 2012) as part of the box set: Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection - Universal (Blu-ray, 2012)

DVD Releases

released in 2006

Torn Curtain (1966) - Universal (USA, 2006) NTSC 1.85:1 (anamorphic)

released in 2005

	Torn Curtain (1966) - Universal (UK, 2005) PAL
	Torn Curtain (1966) - Universal (USA, 2005) - part of a box set NTSC 1.85:1 (anamorphic) [02:07:36]

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Film Frames

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Themes

• the MacGuffin - the secret formula known by Prof Lindt
• the icy blonde - Sarah Sherman (Julie Andrews)
• the knife not quite killing Gromek
• the Hitchcock cameo - sat in the hotel lobby nursing a small child (more details)
  

Cast and Crew

Directed by:

• Alfred Hitchcock

Starring:

• Paul Newman - Professor Michael Armstrong
• Julie Andrews - Sarah Sherman
• Lila Kedrova - Countess Kuchinska
• Hansjörg Felmy - Heinrich Gerhard
• Tamara Toumanova - Ballerina
• Wolfgang Kieling - Hermann Gromek
• Ludwig Donath - Professor Gustav Lindt
• Günter Strack - Professor Karl Manfred
• David Opatoshu - Mr Jakobi
• Gisela Fischer - Doctor Koska
• Mort Mills - Farmer
• Carolyn Conwell - Farmer's Wife
• Arthur Gould-Porter - Freddy
• Gloria Gorvin - Fräulein

Produced by:

• Alfred Hitchcock

Written by:

• Brian Moore

Photographed by:

• John F Warren

Edited by:

• Bud Hoffman

Music by:

• John Addison

Costume Design by:

• Edith Head

Production Design by:

• Hein Heckroth