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The Defector

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19661h 40m5.8/ 10 · TMDB · 9 votes
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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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Directed by Raoul Lévy

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Ansh Kapoor

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The people behind the story

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

Karl Lieffen
Karl Lieffen

Major Windisch

Uta Levka
Uta Levka

Mädchen unter der Dusche

Roddy McDowall
Roddy McDowall

Agent Adams

Johannes Buzalski
Johannes Buzalski

Agent (uncredited)

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Film details

Released19 Oct 1966
Original languageEnglish
CountriesFrance, Germany
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Eckart Dux
Eckart Dux

Professor James Bower (voice) (uncredited)

Jean-Luc Godard
Jean-Luc Godard

Orlovsky's Friend (uncredited)