The Defector

Name: The Defector
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Released: 1966
Duration: 100 min
Rating: 5.8

1966 · 100 min

Drama · Thriller

★ 5.8

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Trailer

An American scientist is sent by the CIA to East Germany to retrieve a secret microfilm from a Soviet scientist interested in defecting to the West but the Stasi secret police's surveillance complicates matters.

Crew

Director Raoul Lévy
Screenplay Robert Guenette
Screenplay Raoul Lévy
Director of Photography Raoul Coutard

Cast

Montgomery Clift
Professor James Bower
Hardy Krüger
Counselor Peter Heinzmann
Macha Méril
Frieda Hoffmann
David Opatoshu
Orlovsky
Christine Delaroche
Ingrid Weiß
Hannes Messemer
Dr. Saltzer
Karl Lieffen
Major Windisch
Uta Levka
Mädchen unter der Dusche
Roddy McDowall
Agent Adams
Johannes Buzalski
Agent (uncredited)
Eckart Dux
Professor James Bower (voice) (uncredited)
Jean-Luc Godard
Orlovsky's Friend (uncredited)

Crew

Director — Raoul Lévy
Screenplay — Robert Guenette
Screenplay — Raoul Lévy
Director of Photography — Raoul Coutard

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