The Defector (1966)
- 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.
- Rating
- 5.8 / 10 (9 votes)
- Release date
- October 19, 1966
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Language
- English
- Director
- Raoul Lévy
- Status
- Released
Top cast
Montgomery CliftProfessor James Bower
Hardy KrügerCounselor Peter Heinzmann
Macha MérilFrieda Hoffmann
David OpatoshuOrlovsky
Christine DelarocheIngrid Weiß
Hannes MessemerDr. Saltzer
Karl LieffenMajor Windisch
Uta LevkaMädchen unter der Dusche
Roddy McDowallAgent Adams
Johannes BuzalskiAgent (uncredited)
Eckart DuxProfessor James Bower (voice) (uncredited)
Jean-Luc GodardOrlovsky's Friend (uncredited)
