Torn Curtain
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Torn Curtain

Duration:
128 min | Germany:126 min | France:126 min | Netherlands:118 min
Genres:
Thriller
IMDB rate:
6.7
Director:
Alfred Hitchcock
Awards:
2 nominations
Details
Country: USA
Filming Locations: Hotel d'Angleterre, Copenhagen, Denmark
Cast
Actor
Character
Paul Newman
Professor Michael Armstrong
Julie Andrews
Sarah Sherman
Lila Kedrova
Countess Kuchinska
Hansjörg Felmy
Heinrich Gerhard
Tamara Toumanova
Ballerina
Wolfgang Kieling
Hermann Gromek
Ludwig Donath
Professor Gustav Lindt
Günter Strack
Professor Karl Manfred
David Opatoshu
Mr. Jacobi
Gisela Fischer
Dr. Koska
Mort Mills
Farmer
Carolyn Conwell
Farmer's Wife
Arthur Gould-Porter
Freddy - the Bookseller
Gloria Gorvin
Fräulein Mann
Elisabeth Alexander
Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Chris Anders
Blond Aide to Mr. Gerhard (uncredited)
Ilonka Bargel
East Berlin Housewife (uncredited)
Charles Bastin
University Judge (uncredited)
John Bleifer
Danish Waiter at Hotel D'Angleterre (uncredited)
Robert Boon
Professor Winkelmann
Peter Bourne
Professor Olaf Hengström (uncredited)
Burt Brandon
Norwegian Steward with Cablegramm (uncredited)
Heinz Brinkmann
Man in Qeue at Post Office (uncredited)
Gudi Burwell
Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Barry Cahill
American Correspondent (uncredited)
Linda Carol
Dancer (uncredited)
Rico Cattani
Heinrich - Escape Bus Driver (uncredited)
Robert Champion
Regular Bus Driver (uncredited)
Andrea Darvi
Gretl Koska (uncredited)
Hans Difflipp
Vice Minister Strauss (uncredited)
Maurice Doner
Hugo - Baggage Manager (uncredited)
Harold Dyrenforth
Otto Haupt (uncredited)
Horst Ebersberg
East German Interpreter (uncredited)
Lester Fletcher
East Berlin Travel Agent (uncredited)
Walter Friedel
Stasi Plainclothesman (uncredited)
Ben Frommer
Sceptical-Looking Airline Passenger (uncredited)
Lili Garner
Romanian Airline Stuartist (uncredited)
Larry Gelbman
Swedish Crane Operator (uncredited)
Bill Glover
British Correspondent (uncredited)
Gino Gottarelli
Second Russian Army Deserter (uncredited)
Horst Graf
University Judge (uncredited)
Winfried H. Grupe
Blond Twin Brother on Bus (uncredited)
Laurence Haddon
American Correspondent (uncredited)
Sasha Harden
Border Guard (uncredited)
Joe Harris
Ballet Member (uncredited)
Peter Hellman
East German Ship's Officer (uncredited)
Hans Heyde
Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Alfred Hitchcock
Man in Hotel Lobby with Baby
Erik Holland
Hotel Travel Clerk (uncredited)
Ike Ivarsen
Swedish Officer (uncredited)
Walter Janovitz
Elderly Man on Bus (uncredited)
Danny Klega
Motorcycle Officer (uncredited)
Lidia Kristen
Woman in black on Bus (uncredited)
Manfred Lating
Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Max Lewin
Stage Manager (uncredited)
Peter Lorre Jr.
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Curt Lowens
Vopo Officer at Roadblock (uncredited)
Jan Malmsjö
Swedish Photographer (uncredited)
Hedley Mattingly
Airline Official (uncredited)
Gitta Maynard
Woman in Qeue at Post Office (uncredited)
Norbert Meisel
Factory Manager (uncredited)
Frank Oberschall
Airport Security Man (uncredited)
Michael Panaieff
Ballett Manager (uncredited)
George Perina
Professor Schroeder (uncredited)
Gerd Rein
East German Arresting Officer in Bus Sequence (uncredited)
Marion Rensing
Idealistic Girl on Bus (uncredited)
Gene Roth
Guard in Post Office (uncredited)
Norbert Schiller
Professor Gutman (uncredited)
Maria Schroeder
Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Peter Scott
University Judge (uncredited)
Britt Semand
Magda (uncredited)
Paul Sorensen
Swedish Immigration Officer (uncredited)
Hermine Sterler
Old Woman entering at Bus Stop (uncredited)
Lyle Sudrow
Swedish Captain (uncredited)
Albert Szabo
Herr Albert (uncredited)
Leni Tana
Woman in Qeue at Post Office (uncredited)
Jim Taylor
Dancer (uncredited)
Matthias Uitz
Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Maya Van Horn
East Berlin Housewife (uncredited)
Eva van Oyen
Motherly Woman on Bus (uncredited)
Jarl Victor
Norwegian Purser (uncredited)
Hans von Burhofer
Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Wilhelm von Homburg
Blonde Twin in Bus (uncredited)
Karen von Unge
Norwegian Radio Operator (uncredited)
Willem Wanrooy
Post Office Clerk (uncredited)
Rick West
Norwegian Purser (uncredited)
William Yetter Sr.
Man in Qeue at Post Office (uncredited)
Did you know?
Trivia
Despite the falling out between Alfred Hitchcock and Bernard Herrmann, Torn Curtain turned out to be one of the highest grossing films of 1966 for Universal.
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Donald Spoto wrote that Hitchcock hid behind the door when Bernard Herrmann went to see him after Torn Curtain (1966) break up. Herrmann's third wife Norma denied this in an interview with Gunther Kogebehn in June 2006. In June 2006 interview with Kogebehn, Norma Herrmann states that she and Bernard Herrmann "together" visited Alfred Hitchcock.
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According to Truffaut/Hitchcock Interview, Alfred Hitchcock told Truffaut that he is giving "Gromek's brother" scenes to Truffaut. Truffaut told Hitchcock that he will look at these scenes and then turn them over to Henri Langlois for the Cinematheque Francaise. But it has yet to be found and is generally considered to be lost.
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Goofs
The message Professor Armstrong writes out in the bathroom stall, "Contact Pi . . . " does not match up with the letters underlined on p. 107 of the book, the source of the coded message.
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Reflected in the window of the farmhouse as Armstrong enters.
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When Gromek's motorbike is unearthed, the chrome is shiny, without any soil on it.
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Quotes
Professor Karl Manfred: Are they ever going to get the heating fixed?
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Farmer: [describing Armstrong's contact] You'll recognise him. He has red hair which is not his own, and his name is Hugo. But don't give him that money until after you've landed.
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Dr. Sarah Louise Sherman: Oh, Michael!
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Faq
Q
Was any of "Torn Curtain" actually filmed behind the Iron Curtain?
A
No. Much of the movie was filmed on a Universal lot in Hollywood with some scenes and exterior shots taken in Denmark and West Germany. Even the sets for the Berlin Museum were comprised almost entirely of matte paintings by matte artist Albert Whitlock.
Q
Was the ballerina a real ballerina?
A
Yes. That was Tamara Tumanova, known as "The Black Pearl of the Russian Ballet." Born in Russia, she and her mother defected and wound up in Paris where Tumanova studied ballet, eventually joining George Balanchine's Ballets Russes de Monte Carlo when she was just 13 years old.
Q
What was in the missing scene?
A
The missing scene consisted of Michael and Sarah touring a factory. They are approached by a man who introduces himself as Gromek's brother (same actor in a white wig with a moustache). The brother cuts some sausages for them, using a big butcherknife, like the one that was used to kill Gromek. The brother tells them that Gromek had three children. Armstrong appears to be filled with guilt and angst. Why this scene was cut is unknown. Two possibilities are that it made Armstrong look like a bad guy or Kieling's makeup was so good that the viewing audience didn't realize he was supposed to be Gromek's brother. At any rate, the footage is presumed lost.
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Photos from cast
Mischa Hausserman Nancy Kilgas
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