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The Defector

5.8 / 10 5.8 1966 1h 40m

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.

Directed by Raoul Lévy

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CAST

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Montgomery Clift

Montgomery CliftProfessor James Bower

Hardy Krüger

Hardy KrügerCounselor Peter Heinzmann

Macha Méril

Macha MérilFrieda Hoffmann

David Opatoshu

David OpatoshuOrlovsky

Christine Delaroche

Christine DelarocheIngrid Weiß

Hannes Messemer

Hannes MessemerDr. Saltzer

Karl Lieffen

Karl LieffenMajor Windisch

Uta Levka

Uta LevkaMädchen unter der Dusche