The Defector

The Defector (1966)


  • Genre: Drama, Thriller
  • Release Date: 1966-10-19
  • User Rating: 5.5/10 from 8 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 40min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Rhein Main
  • Production Country: France, Germany
  • Director: Raoul Lévy
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Summary

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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  • Montgomery Clift

    as Professor James Bower
  • Hardy Krüger

    as Counselor Peter Heinzmann
  • Macha Méril

    as Frieda Hoffmann
  • David Opatoshu

    as Orlovsky
  • Christine Delaroche

    as Ingrid Weiß
  • Hannes Messemer

    as Dr. Saltzer
  • Karl Lieffen

    as Major Windisch
  • Uta Levka

    as Mädchen unter der Dusche
  • Roddy McDowall

    as Agent Adams
  • Johannes Buzalski

    as Agent (uncredited)
  • Eckart Dux

    as Professor James Bower (voice) (uncredited)
  • Jean-Luc Godard

    as Orlovsky's Friend (uncredited)
  • Eduard Linkers

    as Fluchthelfer Franz Ritter (uncredited)
  • Franz Rudnick

    as Dr. Saltzer (voice) (uncredited)
  • Rolf Zacher

    as Tommy (uncredited)
Camera Raoul Coutard Director of Photography
Directing Raoul Lévy Director
Sound Serge Gainsbourg Original Music Composer
Writing Paul Thomas Novel
Production Conrad von Molo Co-Producer
Production Raoul Lévy Producer
Production Julien Derode Executive Producer
Editing Albert Jurgenson Editor
Writing Robert Guenette Screenplay
Writing Raoul Lévy Screenplay

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