Torn Curtain
“It tears you apart with suspense!”
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
42 people
Paul Newman
Michael Armstrong
Known for
Cars
The Sting
Julie Andrews
Sarah Sherman
Known for
Bridgerton
Mary Poppins
Lila Kedrova
Countess Kuchinska
Known for
The Tenant
Zorba the Greek
Hansjörg Felmy
Heinrich Gerhard
Known for
Scene of the Crime
Tamara Toumanova
Ballerina
Known for
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
Ludwig Donath
Gustav Lindt
Known for
Gilda
Sirocco
Wolfgang Kieling
Hermann Gromek
Known for
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Günter Strack
Karl Manfred
Known for
The Odessa File
David Opatoshu
Mr. Jacobi
Known for
Masada
Forced Vengeance
Gisela Fischer
Dr. Koska
Also in
The Females
Black Gravel
Mort Mills
Farmer
Known for
Psycho
Touch of Evil
Carolyn Conwell
Farmer's Wife
Known for
The Boston Strangler
The Magnificent Seven Ride!
Alfred Hitchcock Director · Brian Moore Writer John Addison Composer
Worldwide gross $13M · Budget $3M · United States release July 14, 1966
Box office
Budget
$3,000,000
Worldwide gross
$13,000,615
Gross vs. budget
4.3×
Production
Alfred J. Hitchcock Productions
Production
Universal Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · German · Norwegian · Swedish
Release dates
United States · July 14, 1966
Theatrical
United States
July 27, 1966 · Theatrical
Argentina
March 17, 1967 · Theatrical
Australia
February 17, 1967 · Theatrical
Belgium
April 21, 1967 · Theatrical
Brazil
July 27, 1967 · Theatrical
October 17, 2005 · Physical · DVD
Canada
August 24, 1966 · Theatrical
February 7, 2006 · Physical · DVD
Denmark
February 20, 1967 · Theatrical
Finland
December 16, 1966 · Theatrical
France
November 16, 1966 · Theatrical
July 30, 2014 · Theatrical · Restored version
November 11, 2019 · TV · Arte
November 23, 2025 · Digital · Arte•tv
November 24, 2025 · TV · Arte
Germany
October 6, 1966 · Theatrical · West Germany
July 14, 1971 · TV · West Germany
November 18, 1999 · Digital
Greece
October 5, 1966 · Theatrical
October 27, 2010 · Physical · DVD
Ireland
October 28, 1966 · Theatrical
Italy
October 26, 1966 · Theatrical
Japan
October 22, 1966 · Theatrical
Mexico
February 2, 1967 · Theatrical
Netherlands
September 29, 1966 · Theatrical
Portugal
November 7, 1967 · Theatrical
South Africa
October 27, 1966 · Theatrical
Spain
December 23, 1966 · Theatrical
February 11, 1975 · TV
Sweden
September 26, 1966 · Theatrical
Türkiye
January 1, 1970 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
July 15, 1966 · Theatrical
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