Gisela Fischer, Gunter Strack, Hansjörg Felmy
An American scientist publicly defects to East Germany as part of a cloak and dagger mission to find the solution for a formula resin and then figuring out a plan to escape back to the West.
DVD Release Date: March 6, 2001
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November 13, 2009I like some Hitchcock films, but this was boring. It's dated, tedious and could only be considered a "suspense" film if you're on medications. Andrews and Newman have zero chemistry together.
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February 24, 2009an underrated hitchcock classic. newman was solid as always and the story was interesting. because of the length of the film it loses a bit of steam at one point, but then it picks back up and ends well. overall a great film.
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January 13, 2009To be clear, this movie will most likely not appeal to anyone but Hitchcock fans. Both Paul Newman and Julie Andrews are horribly miscast. Its a shame that Hitch was pressured to use them. The chemistry, if you can even call it that, between the two is nonexistent. This being sai...( read more)
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December 27, 2008Although this movie was entertaining enough, Andrews and Newman just didn't really seem to match. There were moments when I almost expected Andrews to start singing! Which she didn't of course, but it was still funny (well, I thought it was funny anyway :p).
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December 14, 2008The first time I watched "Torn Curtain," I grew bored and turned it off before it was over. I've watched it in its entirety more than once since then. It's difficult not to conclude that the master director's age was beginning to take its toll by 1966. It could have been a great ...( read more)
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October 26, 2009The story doesn't progress too far from where it starts but it's interesting and has a good cast.
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October 17, 2009good & suspenseful & intense about the dangers of spying & being a double agent... many mini-twists by Alfred Hitchcock who did a fantastic job... a fave Paul Newman & Julie Andrews were fantastic together...
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