Torn Curtain (1966)
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
An American physicist slips away from a conference in Copenhagen and flies to East Berlin, apparently defecting; his fiancée follows him behind the Iron Curtain to Leipzig and back.
- Travel shown
- On foot, bike, skis or swimming
- Not shown on screen
- Fictional place
- 1Norwegian fjords≈ 00:01:00Inferred
Aboard a cruise ship in the Norwegian fjords, Michael gets a message.
- 2Copenhagen, Denmark≈ 00:07:00Stated on screen
In Copenhagen Michael suddenly books a flight to East Berlin, and Sarah follows.
- 3East Berlin≈ 00:20:00Berlin, GermanyStated on screen
In East Berlin Michael is greeted as a defector, to Sarah's dismay.
- 4Farmhouse outside the city≈ 00:35:00Berlin, GermanyInferred
At a farmhouse outside the city Michael meets his contact and kills his minder Gromek.
- 5Leipzig, Germany≈ 00:55:00Stated on screen
- 6Ballet theatre≈ 01:45:00Berlin, GermanyStated on screen
- 7Baltic Sea≈ 01:58:00Inferred
- 8Sweden≈ 02:03:00Stated on screen
The journey in numbers
- Distance travelled
- 1,987 km
- Places
- 6
- Countries
- 4
- Stops
- 8
- Boat: 826 km
- Not shown: 657 km
- Plane: 355 km
- Bus: 149 km
- Car: 0.0 km
Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.
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