The Defector

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

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1966 · 100 min · Drama · Thriller · TMDB 5.8/10

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.

Directed by Raoul Lévy

Cast

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