The Defector

The Defector
1966
★★★☆☆ 5.5/10
⏱️ 100 min
📅 Released
🌐 EN
DramaThriller
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

Montgomery Clift
Montgomery Clift
Professor James Bower
Hardy Krüger
Hardy Krüger
Counselor Peter Heinzmann
Macha Méril
Macha Méril
Frieda Hoffmann
David Opatoshu
David Opatoshu
Orlovsky
Christine Delaroche
Christine Delaroche
Ingrid Weiß
Hannes Messemer
Hannes Messemer
Dr. Saltzer

Crew

Director
Raoul Lévy
Writer
Robert Guenette, Raoul Lévy
Producer
Julien Derode, Raoul Lévy

Production

Rhein Main, Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises

Keywords

german-german borderrenegadeillegal border crossing