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Torn Curtain

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Original title

Torn Curtain

Year

1966

Running time

128 min.

Country

United States

Director

Alfred Hitchcock

Screenwriter

Brian Moore

Cast

Music

John Addison

Cinematography

John F. Warren

Producer

Universal Pictures

Genre

Mystery | Spy Film. Cold War

Synopsis

American rocket scientist Michael Armstrong (Paul Newman) and his assistant/fiancée Sarah Sherman (Julie Andrews) are attending a convention in Copenhagen. Michael is acting very suspiciously and Sarah follows him to East Germany when he apparently tries to defect to the other side.

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Critics' reviews

"Hitchcock freshens up his bag of tricks in a good potpourri which becomes a bit stale through a noticeable lack of zip and pacing"

Dave Kehr: Chicago Reader
"Despite some weaknesses, the film remains a bold and challenging work, one that flies in the face of the conventional spy thrillers of its day."

Alex McLevy: AV Club
"In these times, with James Bonds cutting capers and pallid spies coming in out of the cold, Mr. Hitchcock will have to give us something a good bit brighter to keep us amused."

Bosley Crowther: The New York Times
"Hitchcock, seemingly too dour or too uninterested to turn in the title's promise of a Cold War ripping yarn, settles instead for a dissection of the limits of domestic trust."

Time Out
"Alfred Hitchcock's direction emphasizes suspense and ironic comedy flair but some good plot ideas are marred by routine dialog"

Variety Staff: Variety
"Sloppy, clumsy Hitchcock thriller. Brian Moore is credited with the original screenplay, but probably his friends don't mention it."

Pauline Kael: The New Yorker

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