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The Defector

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.

Top 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

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.

Rating

5.8 / 10
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