Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Alfred Hitchcock | 
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| Writer: | Brian Moore | 
| Staring: | 
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jul 15, 1966 | 
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| Director: | Alfred Hitchcock | 
| Writer: | Brian Moore | 
| Genres: | Thriller | 
| Keywords | cold war, east germany | 
| Production Companies | Universal Pictures, Alfred J. Hitchcock Productions | 
| Box Office | 
              
                Revenue: $13,000,615
                Budget: $3,000,000  | 
      
| Updates | 
          Updated: Jul 30, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024  | 
      
| Name | Character | 
|---|---|
| Paul Newman | Michael Armstrong | 
| Julie Andrews | Sarah Sherman | 
| Lila Kedrova | Countess Kuchinska | 
| Hansjörg Felmy | Heinrich Gerhard | 
| Tamara Toumanova | Ballerina | 
| Ludwig Donath | Gustav Lindt | 
| Wolfgang Kieling | Hermann Gromek | 
| Günter Strack | Karl Manfred | 
| David Opatoshu | Mr. Jacobi | 
| Gisela Fischer | Dr. Koska | 
| Mort Mills | Farmer | 
| Carolyn Conwell | Farmer's Wife | 
| Arthur Gould-Porter | Freddy | 
| Gloria Govrin | Miss Mann | 
| Norbert Schiller | Professor Gutman (uncredited) | 
| Leoda Richards | Woman Backstage (uncredited) | 
| Frank Baker | Party Guest (uncredited) | 
| Alfred Hitchcock | Man in Hotel Lobby with Baby (uncredited) | 
| William Glover | British Correspondent (uncredited) | 
| Mischa Hausserman | Idealistic Young Man (uncredited) | 
| Britt Semand | Magda (uncredited) | 
| William Yetter Sr. | Post Office Patron (uncredited) | 
| Kaaren Verne | Stewardess (uncredited) | 
| Paul Sorensen | Swedish Immigration Officer (uncredited) | 
| Hedley Mattingly | Airline Official (uncredited) | 
| Curt Lowens | VOPO Officer at Roadblock (uncredited) | 
| Horst Ebersberg | East German Interpreter (uncredited) | 
| Dick Cherney | Clerk (uncredited) | 
| Wilhelm von Homburg | Blonde Twin in Bus (uncredited) | 
| Albert Szabo | Herr Albert (uncredited) | 
| Robert Boon | Prof. Winkelmann (uncredited) | 
| Name | Job | 
|---|---|
| Brian Moore | Writer | 
| Alfred Hitchcock | Director | 
| Edith Head | Costume Design | 
| Bud Hoffman | Editor | 
| Frank Arrigo | Art Direction | 
| Leonard J. South | Camera Operator | 
| Donald A. Baer | Assistant Director | 
| Hal Saunders | Hairstylist | 
| Lorraine Roberson | Hairstylist | 
| Jack Corrick | Unit Production Manager | 
| John F. Warren | Director of Photography | 
| George Milo | Set Decoration | 
| Jack Barron | Makeup Supervisor | 
| Grady Hunt | Costume Supervisor | 
| Lois Thurman | Script Supervisor | 
| Waldon O. Watson | Sound | 
| William Russell | Sound | 
| John Addison | Original Music Composer | 
| Hein Heckroth | Production Design | 
| Name | Title | 
|---|---|
| Alfred Hitchcock | Producer | 
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min | 
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| 2024 | 4 | 22 | 34 | 14 | 
| 2024 | 5 | 25 | 35 | 14 | 
| 2024 | 6 | 21 | 57 | 12 | 
| 2024 | 7 | 23 | 47 | 11 | 
| 2024 | 8 | 20 | 35 | 10 | 
| 2024 | 9 | 13 | 27 | 9 | 
| 2024 | 10 | 12 | 23 | 8 | 
| 2024 | 11 | 13 | 21 | 8 | 
| 2024 | 12 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 
| 2025 | 1 | 16 | 37 | 10 | 
| 2025 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 
| 2025 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 
| 2025 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 
| 2025 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 
| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg | 
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| 2025 | 7 | 555 | 641 | 
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| 2025 | 3 | 854 | 884 |