The Defector (1966)
1966 · 1h 40m · Drama, Thriller
Genres: Drama, Thriller
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: Raoul Lévy
Writers: Paul Thomas, Robert Guenette, Raoul Lévy
Music by: Serge Gainsbourg
Cinematography: Raoul Coutard
Editor: Albert Jurgenson
Cast
Montgomery Clift as Professor James BowerHardy Krüger as Counselor Peter HeinzmannMacha Méril as Frieda HoffmannDavid Opatoshu as OrlovskyChristine Delaroche as Ingrid WeißHannes Messemer as Dr. SaltzerKarl Lieffen as Major WindischUta Levka as Mädchen unter der DuscheRoddy McDowall as Agent AdamsJohannes Buzalski as Agent (uncredited)Eckart Dux as Professor James Bower (voice) (uncredited)Jean-Luc Godard as Orlovsky's Friend (uncredited)More like this
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