Torn Curtain
Seen it?1966 | 127 min | Thriller
Sunday Safe BetWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
Solid across the board without standing out anywhere. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 2 hr 7 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG: peril. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
- Made in 1966: an older pace and style.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
63% on Rotten Tomatoes, 55 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.6 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$13 million worldwide on a $3 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 99K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
- Paul NewmanMichael Armstrong
- Julie AndrewsSarah Sherman
- Lila KedrovaCountess Kuchinska
- Hansjörg FelmyHeinrich Gerhard
- Tamara ToumanovaBallerina
- Ludwig DonathGustav Lindt
- Wolfgang KielingHermann Gromek
- Günter StrackKarl Manfred
- David OpatoshuMr. Jacobi
- Gisela FischerDr. Koska