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Torn Curtain

1966 · 127 min · Director: Alfred Hitchcock ★ IMDb 6.6 · 32,062 ratings

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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.

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Emotional fingerprint

Torn Curtain (1966) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Tension 35%, Anxiety 25%, Curiosity 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Fear5%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Tension, Anxiety, Curiosity. Genres: Thriller. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Tension, Anxiety and Curiosity. Its IMDb rating of 6.6/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 70/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Tension
  • Curiosity
  • Relief

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Sympathy

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Relief

Tension
Curiosity
Relief
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then peaks around 73 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionCuriosityRelief
2.5 %≈ 3′Humor33 %14 %27 %0 %
7.5 %≈ 10′Curiosity36 %19 %34 %0 %
12.5 %≈ 16′Curiosity45 %31 %44 %0 %
17.5 %≈ 22′Curiosity51 %45 %49 %0 %
22.5 %≈ 29′Curiosity52 %46 %44 %0 %
27.5 %≈ 35′Sympathy55 %44 %43 %3 %
32.5 %≈ 41′Curiosity62 %54 %48 %6 %
37.5 %≈ 48′Tension62 %57 %42 %7 %
42.5 %≈ 54′Curiosity54 %51 %39 %9 %
47.5 %≈ 60′Tension56 %54 %42 %5 %
52.5 %≈ 67′Tension63 %62 %40 %6 %
57.5 %≈ 73′Tension68 %67 %38 %12 %
62.5 %≈ 79′Tension73 %71 %47 %10 %
67.5 %≈ 86′Tension74 %72 %48 %10 %
72.5 %≈ 92′Tension76 %75 %36 %11 %
77.5 %≈ 98′Tension72 %71 %28 %6 %
82.5 %≈ 105′Tension62 %59 %29 %8 %
87.5 %≈ 111′Tension64 %62 %32 %13 %
92.5 %≈ 117′Tension74 %62 %33 %25 %
97.5 %≈ 124′Relief76 %46 %30 %50 %
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Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

HF
Hansjörg Felmy

TT
Tamara Toumanova

LD
Ludwig Donath

WK
Wolfgang Kieling

GS
Günter Strack

DO
David Opatoshu

GF
Gisela Fischer

MM
Mort Mills

Farmer

CC
Carolyn Conwell

Farmer's Wife

AG
Arthur Gould-Porter

Freddy

GG
Gloria Govrin

Miss Mann

NS
Norbert Schiller

Professor Gutman (uncredited)

LR
Leoda Richards

Woman Backstage (uncredited)

Frank Baker

Party Guest (uncredited)

Alfred Hitchcock

Man in Hotel Lobby with Baby (uncredited)

WG
William Glover

British Correspondent (uncredited)

MH
Mischa Hausserman

Idealistic Young Man (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
Alfred Hitchcock
Written by
Brian Moore
Type
Movies
Released
1966
Runtime
127 min
Country
United States of America
Genres
Thriller
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.6 · 32,062 ratings
Feels mostly
Tension
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