Torn Curtain

Actors: Paul Newman, Julie Andrews, Lila Kedrova, Hansjörg Felmy, Tamara Toumanova, Wolfgang Kieling, Ludwig Donath, Günter Strack, David Opatoshu

Rating: 8 out of 10, Another trip back to nostalgia with one of Hitchcock’s lesser known 1960s efforts. I got the impression Hitchcock and Newman didn’t get along well because Newman is almost a forgotten piece even though he’s the lead actor. He plays an American scientist (bit of a stretch there) who seemingly defects behind the iron curtain while trailed by his confused fiancé, Miss Andrews. While some of the spy craft seems puerile by today’s standards it’s an interesting view back to the days of my youth when the cold war was an omnipresent fact of life. 

MVP: Julie Andrews exuding star power was the loyal but puzzled girlfriend Sarah