The Defector

Name: The Defector
Released: 1966
Cast: Montgomery Clift, Hardy Krüger, Macha Méril, David Opatoshu, Christine Delaroche

1966Directed by Raoul LévyDrama, Thriller

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 Clift

as Professor James Bower

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Hardy Krüger

as Counselor Peter Heinzmann

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Macha Méril

as Frieda Hoffmann

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David Opatoshu

as Orlovsky

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Christine Delaroche

as Ingrid Weiß

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Hannes Messemer

as Dr. Saltzer

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Karl Lieffen

as Major Windisch

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Uta Levka

as Mädchen unter der Dusche

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Roddy McDowall

as Agent Adams