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The Defector (1966) · Pop Next

The Defector

19661h 40mDramaThriller

The Defector

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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.

Director, Writer: Raoul Lévy
Writer: Robert Guenette
Novel: Paul Thomas
Music: Serge Gainsbourg
Cinematography: Raoul Coutard
Editor: Albert Jurgenson

Top billed cast

Montgomery CliftProfessor James Bower
Hardy KrügerCounselor Peter Heinzmann
Macha MérilFrieda Hoffmann

Details

Status: Released
Release date: 19 Oct 1966
Original language: English
Links: IMDb TMDB

David OpatoshuOrlovsky

Christine Delaroche

Christine DelarocheIngrid Weiß

Hannes Messemer

Hannes MessemerDr. Saltzer

Karl Lieffen

Karl LieffenMajor Windisch

Uta Levka

Uta LevkaMädchen unter der Dusche

Roddy McDowall

Roddy McDowallAgent Adams

Johannes Buzalski

Johannes BuzalskiAgent (uncredited)

Eckart Dux

Eckart DuxProfessor James Bower (voice) (uncredited)

Jean-Luc Godard

Jean-Luc GodardOrlovsky's Friend (uncredited)

Eduard Linkers

Eduard LinkersFluchthelfer Franz Ritter (uncredited)

Franz RudnickDr. Saltzer (voice) (uncredited)

Rolf Zacher

Rolf ZacherTommy (uncredited)

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