Torn Curtain (1966) USA
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Director:Alfred Hitchcock
Studio:MCA Home Video
Producer:Alfred Hitchcock
Writer:Brian Moore
Rating:6.6 (9,251 votes)
Rated:PG
Date Added:2007-10-19
ASIN:B0009GVSJ2
UPC:0478974501500
Awards:1 nomination
Genre:Suspense
Release:2006-02-06
IMDb:0061107
Duration:129
Aspect Ratio:1.85 : 1
Sound:Mono
Languages:English, German, Swedish, Norwegian
Alfred Hitchcock  ...  (Director)
Brian Moore  ...  (Writer)
 
Paul Newman  ...  Professor Michael Armstrong
Julie Andrews  ...  Sarah Sherman
Lila Kedrova  ...  Countess Kuchinska
Hansjörg Felmy  ...  Heinrich Gerhard (as Hansjoerg Felmy)
Tamara Toumanova  ...  Ballerina
Wolfgang Kieling  ...  Hermann Gromek
Ludwig Donath  ...  Professor Gustav Lindt
Günter Strack  ...  Professor Karl Manfred
David Opatoshu  ...  Mr. Jacobi
Gisela Fischer  ...  Dr. Koska
Mort Mills  ...  Farmer
Carolyn Conwell  ...  Farmer's Wife
Arthur Gould-Porter  ...  Freddy - the Bookseller
Gloria Gorvin  ...  Fräulein Mann
Complete Cast List Available @http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/6300181170/ref=pm_dp_ln_v_7/103-8365573-1309449?v=glance&s=video&vi=contents  ...  
Summary: Amazon.com
Paul Newman and Julie Andrews star in what must unfortunately be called one of Alfred Hitchcock's lesser efforts. Still, sub-par Hitchcock is better than a lot of what's out there, and this one is well worth a look. Newman plays cold war physicist Michael Armstrong, while Andrews plays his lovely assistant-and-fiancée, Sarah Sherman. Armstrong has been working on a missile defense system that will "make nuclear defense obsolete," and naturally both sides are very interested. All Sarah cares about is the fact that Michael has been acting awfully fishy lately. The suspense of Torn Curtain is by nature not as thrilling as that in the average Hitchcock film--much of it involves sitting still and wondering if the bad guys are getting closer. Still, Hitchcock manages to amuse himself: there is some beautifully clever camera work and an excruciating sequence that illustrates the frequent Hitchcock point that death is not a tidy business. --Ali Davis --