Torn Curtain
Torn Curtain
Torn Curtain
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1966
2h 7m
6.6(630 votes)
Thriller

Overview

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.

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Cast & Crew

42 members
Acting

Paul Newman

Michael Armstrong

Paul Newman
Acting

Julie Andrews

Sarah Sherman

Julie Andrews
Acting

Lila Kedrova

Countess Kuchinska

Lila Kedrova
Acting

Hansjörg Felmy

Heinrich Gerhard

Hansjörg Felmy
Acting

Tamara Toumanova

Ballerina

Tamara Toumanova
Acting

Ludwig Donath

Gustav Lindt

Ludwig Donath
Acting

Wolfgang Kieling

Hermann Gromek

Wolfgang Kieling
Acting

Günter Strack

Karl Manfred

Günter Strack
Acting

David Opatoshu

Mr. Jacobi

David Opatoshu
Acting

Gisela Fischer

Dr. Koska

Gisela Fischer
Acting

Mort Mills

Farmer

Mort Mills
Acting

Carolyn Conwell

Farmer's Wife

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Arthur Gould-Porter

Freddy

Arthur Gould-Porter
Acting

Gloria Govrin

Miss Mann

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Norbert Schiller

Professor Gutman (uncredited)

Norbert Schiller
Acting

Leoda Richards

Woman Backstage (uncredited)

Leoda Richards
Acting

Frank Baker

Party Guest (uncredited)

Frank Baker
Directing

Alfred Hitchcock

Man in Hotel Lobby with Baby (uncredited)

Alfred Hitchcock
Acting

William Glover

British Correspondent (uncredited)

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Acting

Mischa Hausserman

Idealistic Young Man (uncredited)

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Britt Semand

Magda (uncredited)

Britt Semand
Acting

William Yetter Sr.

Post Office Patron (uncredited)

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Kaaren Verne

Stewardess (uncredited)

Kaaren Verne
Acting

Paul Sorensen

Swedish Immigration Officer (uncredited)

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Hedley Mattingly

Airline Official (uncredited)

Hedley Mattingly
Acting

Curt Lowens

VOPO Officer at Roadblock (uncredited)

Curt Lowens
Acting

Horst Ebersberg

East German Interpreter (uncredited)

Horst Ebersberg
Acting

Dick Cherney

Clerk (uncredited)

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Norbert Grupe

Blonde Twin in Bus (uncredited)

Norbert Grupe
Acting

Albert Szabo

Herr Albert (uncredited)

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Robert Boon

Prof. Winkelmann (uncredited)

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Walter Bacon

Coffee House Patron (uncredited)

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John Bleifer

Danish Waiter at Hotel D'Angleterre (uncredited)

John Bleifer
Acting

Barry Cahill

American Correspondent (uncredited)

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George Ford

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Ben Frommer

Plane Passenger (uncredited)

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Lars Hensen

Waiter (uncredited)

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Erik Holland

Hotel Travel Clerk (uncredited)

Erik Holland
Acting

Walter Janovitz

Elderly Man on Bus (uncredited)

Walter Janovitz
Acting

Murray Pollack

Reporter (uncredited)

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Acting

Arthur Tovey

Hotel Guest (uncredited)

Arthur Tovey
Acting

Chalky Williams

Dockhand (uncredited)

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