Torn Curtain
1966, NR, 126 min. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Starring Paul Newman, Julie Andrews, Lila Kedrova.
REVIEWED By Marjorie Baumgarten, Thu., Aug. 26, 1999
Universal Hitchcock Series: This Cold War thriller is written by Brian Moore from his own original story; it presents Paul Newman as a defecting scientist and Julie Andrews as his stick-like-glue wife.
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Torn Curtain, Alfred Hitchcock, Paul Newman, Julie Andrews, Lila Kedrova
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