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The Defector

19665.5 / 10100 min

Drama, Thriller

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

Montgomery Clift

Montgomery Clift

Professor James Bower

Hardy Krüger

Hardy Krüger

Counselor Peter Heinzmann

Macha Méril

Macha Méril

Frieda Hoffmann

David Opatoshu

David Opatoshu

Orlovsky

Christine Delaroche

Christine Delaroche

Ingrid Weiß

Hannes Messemer

Hannes Messemer

Dr. Saltzer

Karl Lieffen

Karl Lieffen

Major Windisch

Uta Levka

Uta Levka

Mädchen unter der Dusche

Roddy McDowall

Roddy McDowall

Agent Adams

Johannes Buzalski

Johannes Buzalski

Agent (uncredited)

Eckart Dux

Eckart Dux

Professor James Bower (voice) (uncredited)

Jean-Luc Godard

Jean-Luc Godard

Orlovsky's Friend (uncredited)

Eduard Linkers

Eduard Linkers

Fluchthelfer Franz Ritter (uncredited)

Franz Rudnick

Franz Rudnick

Dr. Saltzer (voice) (uncredited)

Rolf Zacher

Rolf Zacher

Tommy (uncredited)

Crew

Raoul Coutard

Raoul Coutard

Director of Photography

Raoul Lévy

Raoul Lévy

Director

Serge Gainsbourg

Serge Gainsbourg

Original Music Composer

Paul Thomas

Novel

Conrad von Molo

Co-Producer

Raoul Lévy

Raoul Lévy

Producer

Julien Derode

Executive Producer

Albert Jurgenson

Editor

Robert Guenette

Screenplay

Raoul Lévy

Raoul Lévy

Screenplay