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About
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.
Theatrical
Jul 27, 1966
Box Office
$13.0M
Budget
$3.0M
Return
4.3x
DVD / Blu-ray
Mar 6, 2001
Theaters
2
Director
Alfred Hitchcock
Producer
Alfred Hitchcock
Music
John Addison
Studio
Alfred J. Hitchcock Productions, Universal Pictures
Themes
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Quotes
See all →Thrills and Surprises Await in Torn Curtain
Taglines
Suspense! Action! Surprise!
Suspense That Tears You Apart
Taglines
It tears you apart with suspense!
Wedding Plans and Campus Relationships
Sarah Sherman
What's your position on a July wedding?
Professor Michael Armstrong
Oh, July, August, September or October.
Sarah Sherman
Don't let me hurry you. I just don't want to be the only common-law wife on the campus.
Natural Order and Expectations in Relationships
Sarah Sherman
You're a scientist, and you're supposed to respect a natural order in all things. Breakfast comes before lunch...And marriage should come before a honeymoon cruise.
[in bed together]
Professor Michael Armstrong
You're on the wrong boat.
Cast
Full credits →P
Paul Newman
Michael Armstrong
J
Julie Andrews
Sarah Sherman
L
Lila Kedrova
Countess Kuchinska
H
Hansjörg Felmy
Heinrich Gerhard
T
Tamara Toumanova
Ballerina
L
Ludwig Donath
Gustav Lindt
W
Wolfgang Kieling
Hermann Gromek
G
Günter Strack
Karl Manfred
D
David Opatoshu
Mr. Jacobi
G
Gisela Fischer
Dr. Koska
M
Mort Mills
Farmer
C
Carolyn Conwell
Farmer's Wife
A
Arthur Gould-Porter
Freddy
G
Gloria Govrin
Miss Mann
N
Norbert Schiller
Professor Gutman (uncredited)
L
Leoda Richards
Woman Backstage (uncredited)
F
Frank Baker
Party Guest (uncredited)
A
Alfred Hitchcock
Man in Hotel Lobby with Baby (uncredited)
W
William Glover
British Correspondent (uncredited)
M
Mischa Hausserman
Idealistic Young Man (uncredited)
