Torn Curtain (1966)

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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.

• Released: 1966-07-14
• Genres: Thriller
• Runtime: 2h 7m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.6/10 from 688 votes

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock.

Top cast

• Paul Newman as Michael Armstrong
• Julie Andrews as Sarah Sherman
• Lila Kedrova as Countess Kuchinska
• Hansjörg Felmy as Heinrich Gerhard
• Tamara Toumanova as Ballerina
• Ludwig Donath as Gustav Lindt
• Wolfgang Kieling as Hermann Gromek
• Günter Strack as Karl Manfred
• David Opatoshu as Mr. Jacobi
• Gisela Fischer as Dr. Koska

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Where to watch Torn Curtain

• United States: rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: watch free on YouTube Free; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube
• India: rent on Amazon Video
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube

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