The Defector (1966)

Name: The Defector
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Released: 1966-10-19
Duration: 100 min
Cast: Montgomery Clift, Hardy Krüger, Macha Méril, David Opatoshu, Christine Delaroche

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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Released 1966-10-19 · 100 min · Drama, Thriller

Directed by Raoul Lévy

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
Hannes Messemer as Dr. Saltzer
Karl Lieffen as Major Windisch
Uta Levka as Mädchen unter der Dusche
Roddy McDowall as Agent Adams
Johannes Buzalski as Agent (uncredited)
Eckart Dux as Professor James Bower (voice) (uncredited)
Jean-Luc Godard as Orlovsky's Friend (uncredited)
Eduard Linkers as Fluchthelfer Franz Ritter (uncredited)
Franz Rudnick as Dr. Saltzer (voice) (uncredited)
Rolf Zacher as Tommy (uncredited)