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The Defector

Oct 19, 1966 · 1h 40m
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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.

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CAST

Montgomery Clift
Professor James Bower
Hardy Krüger
Counselor Peter Heinzmann
Macha Méril
Frieda Hoffmann
David Opatoshu
Orlovsky
Christine Delaroche
Ingrid Weiß
Hannes Messemer
Dr. Saltzer
Karl Lieffen
Major Windisch
Uta Levka
Mädchen unter der Dusche
Directed by Raoul Lévy

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Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
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Revenue
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Production
Rhein Main, Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises
Country
US

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