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The Defector

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5.5

100 minutes

10/19/1966

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.

Cast List

  • Montgomery Clift Picture

    Montgomery Clift

    as Professor James Bower

  • Hardy Krüger Picture

    Hardy Krüger

    as Counselor Peter Heinzmann

  • Macha Méril Picture

    Macha Méril

    as Frieda Hoffmann

  • David Opatoshu Picture

    David Opatoshu

    as Orlovsky

  • Christine Delaroche Picture

    Christine Delaroche

    as Ingrid Weiß

  • Hannes Messemer Picture

    Hannes Messemer

    as Dr. Saltzer

  • Karl Lieffen Picture

    Karl Lieffen

    as Major Windisch

  • Uta Levka Picture

    Uta Levka

    as Mädchen unter der Dusche

  • Roddy McDowall Picture

    Roddy McDowall

    as Agent Adams

  • Johannes Buzalski Picture

    Johannes Buzalski

    as Agent (uncredited)

  • Eckart Dux Picture

    Eckart Dux

    as Professor James Bower (voice) (uncredited)

  • Jean-Luc Godard Picture

    Jean-Luc Godard

    as Orlovsky's Friend (uncredited)

  • Eduard Linkers Picture

    Eduard Linkers

    as Fluchthelfer Franz Ritter (uncredited)

  • Franz Rudnick Picture

    Franz Rudnick

    as Dr. Saltzer (voice) (uncredited)

  • Rolf Zacher Picture

    Rolf Zacher

    as Tommy (uncredited)