The Defector

Synopsis

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

Roddy McDowall

Agent Adams

Johannes Buzalski

Agent (uncredited)

Eckart Dux

Professor James Bower (voice) (uncredited)

Jean-Luc Godard

Orlovsky's Friend (uncredited)

Eduard Linkers

Fluchthelfer Franz Ritter (uncredited)

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Franz Rudnick

Dr. Saltzer (voice) (uncredited)

Rolf Zacher

Tommy (uncredited)

Crew

Camera

• Raoul Coutard Director of Photography

Directing

• Raoul Lévy Director

Editing

• Albert Jurgenson Editor

Production

• Julien Derode Executive Producer
• Raoul Lévy Producer
• Conrad von Molo Co-Producer

Sound

• Serge Gainsbourg Original Music Composer

Writing

• Paul Thomas Novel
• Robert Guenette Screenplay
• Raoul Lévy Screenplay