The Defector

Directed by Raoul Lévy
Not Rated
1966    1h 40m[Drama](/on-demand/category/drama), [Thriller](/on-demand/category/thriller)
5.725%5.8
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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Cast of The Defector

  • Montgomery CliftProfessor James Bower
  • 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 / Screenplay / Producer
  • Paul ThomasNovel
  • Robert GuenetteScreenplay
  • Julien DerodeExecutive Producer
  • Conrad von MoloCo-Producer

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