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Synopsis
A double agent has to contend with enemies on both sides of the political fence as well as the woman he loves in this {thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Prof. Michael Armstrong (Paul Newman) is an gifted American physicist who, at the height of the Cold War, decides to defect to East Germany. To his surprise, his fiancée, fellow scientist Sarah Sherman (Julie Andrews) follows him, and she soon discovers Armstrong is no traitor, but acting as a secret undercover agent. As Armstrong attempts to ingratiate himself with political and scientific factions in East Germany, Gromek (Wolfgang Kieling) becomes his guide, though Armstrong is aware he's a government agent assigned to trail him, and as he tries to shake Gromek, Armstrong realizes his new "friend" knows what his real agenda happens to be. Torn Curtain was one of the rare Hitchcock films from his "classic" era which did not feature a score by Bernard Herrman; due to objections from his studio, Hitchcock removed Herrman from the project, though excerpts from the score he had begun were included as a bonus on the film's DVD release in 2002. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Cast

Julie Andrews Sarah Sherman
Carolyn Conwell Farmer's Wife
Ludwig Donath Prof. Gustav Lindt
Hansjörg Felmy Heinrich Gerhard
Gisela Fischer Dr. Koska
Arthur E. Gould-Porter Freddy
Lila Kedrova Countess Luchinska
Wolfgang Kieling Hermann Gromek
Mort Mills Farmer
David Opatoshu Jakobi
Günter Strack Prof. Karl Manfred
Tamara Toumanova Ballerina
Paul Newman Prof. Michael Armstrong

Production Crew

Frank Arrigo Art Director
Leonard J. South Camera Operator
John F. Warren Cinematographer
John Addison Composer (Music Score)
Edith Head Costume Designer
Alfred Hitchcock Director
Bud Hoffman Editor
Jack Barron Makeup
Alfred Hitchcock Producer
Hein Heckroth Production Designer
Brian Moore Screenwriter
George Milo Set Designer
Waldon O. Watson Sound/Sound Designer
Year: 1966
Runtime: 125
Country: USA
MPAA Rating:
Category: Feature


Produced by
Universal

Release
by Universal