The Defector (1966)

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Released:
1966-10-19

Overview:
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

Runtime:
1h 40min

Genre:
Drama, Thriller

  • Cast:
  • Montgomery Clift
    as
    Professor James Bower
  • Hardy Krüger
    as
    Counselor Peter Heinzmann
  • Macha Méril
    as
    Frieda Hoffmann
  • David Opatoshu
    as
    Orlovsky
  • Christine Delaroche
    as
    Ingrid Weiß