The Defector
1966, English. Directed by Raoul Lévy.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
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- Raoul LévyDirector
- 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)
Details
- Released
- 19 October 1966
- Original title
- L'espion
- Country
- France, Germany
- Written by
- Robert Guenette, Raoul Lévy
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The Defector runs 100 minutes (1h 40m).
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Who directed The Defector?
The Defector (1966) was directed by Raoul Lévy and stars Montgomery Clift, Hardy Krüger, Macha Méril.