Torn Curtain (1966) - Quotes

Thrills and Surprises Await in Torn Curtain

Taglines: Suspense! Action! Surprise!

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Suspense That Tears You Apart

Taglines: It tears you apart with suspense!

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Wedding Plans and Campus Relationships

Sarah Sherman: What's your position on a July wedding?

Professor Michael Armstrong: Oh, July, August, September or October.

Sarah Sherman: Don't let me hurry you. I just don't want to be the only common-law wife on the campus.

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Natural Order and Expectations in Relationships

Sarah Sherman: [in bed together] You're a scientist, and you're supposed to respect a natural order in all things. Breakfast comes before lunch...And marriage should come before a honeymoon cruise.

Professor Michael Armstrong: You're on the wrong boat.

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A Conversation about Brooding Behavior

Sarah Sherman: Oh, will you stop brooding?

Professor Michael Armstrong: I like to brood.

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A Request for Time and Reflection

Professor Michael Armstrong: Just give me five minutes with her. After all, she is my girl.

Sarah Sherman: Put that in the past tense.

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Heating Problems and Scientific Assistance

Professor Karl Manfred: Are they ever going to get the heating fixed?

Norwegian crewman: They are working at it, Professor. Perhaps some of you scientists would like to give us a helping hand!

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Conflicting Perspectives in an International Hotel Setting

Professor Gustav Lindt: You told me nothing. You know nothing. I forbid you to leave this room!

Prof. Olaf Hengström: Well, I hope you're looking forward to our lunch. This hotel has an excellent smorgasbord. You know, Miss Sherman, I've often wondered why one of the leading hotels in Denmark should be called the "Hotel of England" in the French language. I suppose it's the ideal title for an international hotel.

Farmer: [describing Armstrong's contact] You'll recognize him. He has red hair which is not his own, and his name is Hugo. But don't give him that money until after you've landed.

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Reassurance in Uncertain Times

Countess Kuchinska: Don't look so worried, my darling girl. You are quite safe with me. I am not communistical.

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Havana: A Shift in Fortune

Heinrich Gerhard: [offering Armstrong a cigar] Havana. Your loss, our gain.

Critique of Unscientific Thinking

Sarah Sherman: Against all the evidence, Michael, I'd say you had a very unscientific mind.

Abolishing the Terror of Nuclear Warfare

Professor Michael Armstrong: We will produce a defensive weapon that will make all offensive nuclear weapons obsolete, and thereby abolish the terror of nuclear warfare.