Torn Curtain

1966 · 2h07 · Film

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock

Starring Paul Newman, Julie Andrews, Lila Kedrova, Hansjörg Felmy, Tamara Toumanova, Ludwig Donath, Wolfgang Kieling, Günter Strack, David Opatoshu, Gisela Fischer

Ideal when you feel… Stressed Happy Calm

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.

Original language

English

Screenplay

Brian Moore

Music

John Addison

Cinematography

John F. Warren

Cast

Hansjörg Felmy, Tamara Toumanova, Ludwig Donath, Wolfgang Kieling, Günter Strack, David Opatoshu, Gisela Fischer, Mort Mills, Carolyn Conwell

Updated July 22, 2026

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