Hammerman Ikon

Hammerman Ikon Film Guide

Torn Curtain
1966
**½
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Cast: Paul Newman, Julie Andrews, Lila Kedrova, Hansjörg Felmy, Tamara Toumanova, David Opatoshu, Ludwig Donath

Paul Newman is a scientist who pretends to defect to the East and Julie Andrews is his baffled fiancée in Hitchcock's mediocre Cold War thriller. This is a long and very plot-heavy film which is memorable mostly for the shocking scene which shows us how difficult it can be to kill another person.