The Defector

Raoul Lévy
1966-10-19


5.5
100 min

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

Name Character Team
Montgomery Clift Professor James Bower Unowned
Hardy Krüger Counselor Peter Heinzmann Unowned
Macha Méril Frieda Hoffmann Unowned
David Opatoshu Orlovsky Unowned
Christine Delaroche Ingrid Weiß Unowned
Hannes Messemer Dr. Saltzer Unowned
Karl Lieffen Major Windisch Unowned
Uta Levka Mädchen unter der Dusche Unowned
Roddy McDowall Agent Adams Unowned
Johannes Buzalski Agent (uncredited) Unowned
Eckart Dux Professor James Bower (voice) (uncredited) Unowned
Jean-Luc Godard Orlovsky's Friend (uncredited) Unowned
Eduard Linkers Fluchthelfer Franz Ritter (uncredited) Unowned
Franz Rudnick Dr. Saltzer (voice) (uncredited) Unowned
Rolf Zacher Tommy (uncredited) Unowned