The Defector

  • Drama
  • Thriller
10/19/1966
100

Storyline

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.

Director:
Raoul Lévy
Writers:
Robert Guenette
Raoul Lévy
    • german-german border
    • renegade
    • illegal border crossing

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    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)
    • Eduard Linkers
      Fluchthelfer Franz Ritter (uncredited)
    • Franz Rudnick
      Dr. Saltzer (voice) (uncredited)
    • Rolf Zacher
      Tommy (uncredited)

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