The Defector
DramaThriller
★ 5.8/1019661h 40m
Director: Raoul Lévy
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.
Runtime
1h 40m
Language
English
Released
Oct 19, 1966
Runtime
1h 40m
Language
English
Released
Oct 19, 1966
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
Franz Rudnick
Dr. Saltzer (voice) (uncredited)
Rolf Zacher
Tommy (uncredited)
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