Torn Curtain (DVD, 2006, Anamorphic Widescreen)

The 1966 classic Alfred Hitchcock movie. Filmed in Berlin, Germany; Copenhagen, Denmark and some stuidio shots in universal City, CA.

Plot summary:
U.S. rocket scientist Michael Armstrong and his assistant/fiancée Sarah Sherman are attending a convention in Copenhagen. Michael is acting very suspiciously and Sarah follows him to East Germany when he apparently tries to defect to the other side.

I bought it because of the actors. The movie kept your attention. Very heavy on suspense. Unexpected ending. You see this movie once, you have to see it again.

PLOT: BEHIND THE IRON CURTAIN (REFERENCE TO THE "TORN" CURTAIN)..has Scientist Michael Armstrong HUNK Paul Newman and Julie Andrews (Sarah Sherman) his assistant /fiancee tagging along~Suddenly Armstrong turns and defects TO THE East Germans behind the IRON CURTAIN BETRAYING THE US~ Hitchcock movie very good~

Paul Newman as the physics professor / scientist traveling to Europe a conference with his assistant /fiancee Julie Andrews (Sarah) ADDED SOME HUMOR at the Airport when a Prima Ballerina lands in a plane and assumes the 'CROWD' IS THERE TOO GREAT HER~ AND THEY ARE THERE FOR "ARMSTRONG".. ~~ CLEVER FUNNY SCENE~ we see passion and sizzle when the pair travel to Europe we suddenly see~ Armstrong (Newman) DEFECT to the communists~ hurt and betrayed Sarah Michael tries to convince Sarah to come along~first we cannot see how this 100% American man can do this! but this is a Hitchcock spy movie~ he has an "agenda"~ suddenly the brainy couple are swept off to East Germany and are surrounded by the East German Police~ Michel makes contact with his spy contacts a farmer and his wife ....and ALL three HAVE to end up killing the East German Policeman who "follows" Michael ~ inspite of an elusive attempt to ditch him~ excellent thrills in a kitchen~ simple but very effective~ we see THE "PLAN/ PLOT" ~ that Michael is trying to make contact with a East German "Scientist" who he plans to CON into providing HIM info~ info ONLY another scientist would understand~! Once he has the info~ ESCAPE~now with the East German POLICE hot on the couples trail BOARD a bus trip TO HIGH ADVENTURE WHEN yet more spies help the pair escape~ as part of the escape~ they ADD~ a fake bus so Michael and Sara can escape~ to a very busy route and the fun and thrills begin~ THEY END up on their own and an English speaking East Germany woman offers to help them if they agree to "sponsor" her so she can immigrate USA~ when this fails they try another means to escape and we end up with the SAME Prima Ballerina at the being of the movie~ this "witch" is funny~ who spots them hiding in a theatre~ and alerts the police to them~ and later she thinks she is spotting them again~ clever use of the same character at the begining and the end of the movie~ great Hitchcock touch~
Julie Andrews is very good and very pretty and not a song in the whole movie>LOL
Paul Newman gives a very good solid job~ giving us thrills along the way too~ great casting and plot~
DATED due to cold war theme but a good solid HITCHCOCK SPY ADVENTURE~
I GIVE IT A SOLID 8 OUT OF 10 FOR SPY THRILLER ADVENTURE~

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