The Defector

Directed by Raoul Lévy
Not Rated
1966    1h 40mDrama, Thriller,
5.726%
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.

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  • Montgomery CliftProfessor James Bower / Writer
  • Hardy KrügerCounselor Peter Heinzmann
  • Macha MérilFrieda Hoffmann
  • David OpatoshuOrlovsky
  • Christine DelarocheIngrid Weiß
  • Hannes MessemerDr. Saltzer
  • Karl LieffenMajor Windisch
  • Uta LevkaMädchen unter der Dusche
  • Roddy McDowallAgent Adams
  • Johannes BuzalskiAgent (uncredited)
  • Eckart DuxProfessor James Bower (voice) (uncredited)
  • Jean-Luc GodardOrlovsky's Friend (uncredited)
  • Eduard LinkersFluchthelfer Franz Ritter (uncredited)
  • Franz RudnickDr. Saltzer (voice) (uncredited)
  • Rolf ZacherTommy (uncredited)
  • Raoul LévyDirector / Producer
  • Peter FranckeWriter

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