The Defector
L'espion
Release: 1966-10-19
·Runtime: 100m
·★ 5.5
Drama
Thriller
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.
Production Countries
France
Germany
Production Companies
Rhein Main
Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Christine Delaroche
as Ingrid Weiß
Hannes Messemer
as Dr. Saltzer
Hardy Krüger
as Counselor Peter Heinzmann
David Opatoshu
as Orlovsky
Uta Levka
as Mädchen unter der Dusche
Roddy McDowall
as Agent Adams
Jean-Luc Godard
as Orlovsky's Friend (uncredited)
Eduard Linkers
as Fluchthelfer Franz Ritter (uncredited)
Macha Méril
as Frieda Hoffmann
Karl Lieffen
as Major Windisch
Eckart Dux
as Professor James Bower (voice) (uncredited)
Johannes Buzalski
as Agent (uncredited)
Franz Rudnick
as Dr. Saltzer (voice) (uncredited)
Rolf Zacher
as Tommy (uncredited)
Montgomery Clift
as Professor James Bower
