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The Defector

5.819661h 40mMovieDramaThriller

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.

DirectorRaoul Lévy
WritersRobert Guenette·Raoul Lévy
ProducersRaoul Lévy·Julien Derode

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Cast · Directed by Raoul Lévy

MCMontgomery Clift
Montgomery Clift
Professor James Bower
HKHardy Krüger
Hardy Krüger
Counselor Peter Heinzmann
MMMacha Méril
Macha Méril
Frieda Hoffmann
DODavid Opatoshu
David Opatoshu
Orlovsky
CDChristine Delaroche
Christine Delaroche
Ingrid Weiß
HMHannes Messemer
Hannes Messemer
Dr. Saltzer
KLKarl Lieffen
Karl Lieffen
Major Windisch
ULUta Levka
Uta Levka
Mädchen unter der Dusche
RMRoddy McDowall
Roddy McDowall
Agent Adams
JBJohannes Buzalski
Johannes Buzalski
Agent (uncredited)
EDEckart Dux
Eckart Dux
Professor James Bower (voice) (uncredited)
JGJean-Luc Godard
Jean-Luc Godard
Orlovsky's Friend (uncredited)

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