Torn Curtain

MPAA Rating

PG

Theatrical Release Date

Jul 13, 1966

Genre(s)

• Suspense
• Mystery
• Espionage
• 1960s & '70s
• Classics
• Action & Adventure

Rating (Stars)

Description

Paul Newman and Julie Andrews star in what must unfortunately be called one of Alfred Hitchcock's lesser efforts. Still, sub-par Hitchcock is better than a lot of what's out there, and this one is well worth a look. Newman plays cold war physicist Michael Armstrong, while Andrews plays his lovely assistant-and-fiancée, Sarah Sherman. Armstrong has been working on a missile defense system that will "make nuclear defense obsolete," and naturally both sides are very interested. All Sarah cares about is the fact that Michael has been acting awfully fishy lately. The suspense of Torn Curtain is by nature not as thrilling as that in the average Hitchcock film--much of it involves sitting still and wondering if the bad guys are getting closer. Still, Hitchcock manages to amuse himself: there is some beautifully clever camera work and an excruciating sequence that illustrates the frequent Hitchcock point that death is not a tidy business. --Ali Davis

Director

NULL

Stars

• Julie Andrews
• Linda Carol (III)
• Rico Cattani
• Carolyn Conwell
• Ludwig Donath

Running Time

128 minutes

Original Price

$19.98

Current Value

$15.83

DVD Features

• Anamorphic
• Closed-captioned
• Color
• DVD-Video
• Widescreen
• NTSC
• 1.85:1