Torn Curtain [Blu-ray]

Director: Alfred Hitchcock

Overview

A double agent has to contend with enemies on both sides of the political fence as well as the woman he loves in this thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Prof. Michael Armstrong (Paul Newman) is an gifted American physicist who, at the height of the Cold War, decides to defect to East Germany. To his surprise, his fianc?e, fellow scientist Sarah Sherman (Julie Andrews) follows him, and she soon discovers Armstrong is no traitor, but acting as a secret undercover agent. As Armstrong attempts to ingratiate himself with political and scientific factions in East Germany, Gromek (Wolfgang Kieling) becomes his guide, though Armstrong is aware he's a government agent assigned to trail him, and as he tries to shake Gromek, Armstrong realizes his new "friend" knows what his real agenda happens to be. Torn Curtain was one of the rare Hitchcock films from his "classic" era which did not feature a score by Bernard Herrman; due to objections from his studio, Hitchcock removed Herrman from the project, though excerpts from the score he had begun were included as a bonus on the film's DVD release in 2002.

Product Details

Release Date:	05/06/2014
UPC:	0025192182334
Original Release:	1966
Rating:	PG
Source:	UNIVERSAL
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo, DTS 5.1-Channel Surround Sound]
Language:	English
Time:	2:08:00
Sales rank:	25,125

Special Features

Torn Curtain rising; Scenes scored by Bernard Herrmann; Production photographs; Theatrical trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Paul Newman	Profesor Michael Armstrong
Julie Andrews	Sarah Sherman
Lila Kedrova	Condesa Kuchinska
Hansj?rg Felmy	Actor,Actor
Tamara Toumanova	Ballerina
Ludwig Donath	Prof. Gustav Lindt
Wolfgang Kieling	Hermann Gromek
David Opatoshu	Mr. Jacobi
Gisela Fischer	Dr. Koska
Mort Mills	Farmer
Carolyn Conwell	Farmer's Wife
Arthur Gould-Porter	Freddy
Gloria Gorvin	Fraulein Mann
Erik Holland	Hotel Travel Clerk
Hedley Mattingly	Airline Official
Norbert Schiller	Gutman
Peter Bourne	Olaf Hengstrom
Peter Lorr	Taxi Driver
Frank Aberschal	Factory Manager
Charles H. Radilac	Jacoby
Alfred Hitchcock	Man Holding Baby in Hotel Lobby
G?nter Strack	Prof. Karl Manfred
John Addison	Composer
Peter Lorre	Actor
Horst Ebersberg	l'interpr?te
Gloria Govrin	Fr?ulein Mann
Don Ames	Theatre Patron
Chris Anders	Blond Aide to Mr. Gerhard
Walter Bacon	Coffee House Patron
Charles Bastin	University Judge
George Blagoi	Party Guest
John Bleifer	Danish Waiter at Hotel D'Angleterre
Robert Boon	Prof. Winkelmann
Burt Brandon	Norwegian Steward with Cablegramm

Technical Credits

Brian Moore

Willis Hall

Brian Moore	Screenwriter
Alfred Hitchcock	Producer
Albert Whitlock	Special Effects
Waldon O. Watson	Sound Effects
David Sharpe	Stunts
Willis Hall	Screenwriter