Torn Curtain
“It tears you apart with suspense!”
6.8 / 10
Synopsis
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.
Cast
Paul Newman·Michael Armstrong
Julie Andrews·Sarah Sherman
Lila Kedrova·Countess Kuchinska
Hansjörg Felmy·Heinrich Gerhard
Tamara Toumanova·Ballerina
Ludwig Donath·Gustav Lindt
Wolfgang Kieling·Hermann Gromek
Günter Strack·Karl Manfred
David Opatoshu·Mr. Jacobi
Gisela Fischer·Dr. Koska
Average shot length
6.5s per shot
Alfred Hitchcock's career average is 16.6s across 54 measured films —see the full picture.