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
Roddy McDowall
as Agent Adams
Eckart Dux
as Professor James Bower (voice) (uncredited)
Montgomery Clift
as Professor James Bower
Hardy Krüger
as Counselor Peter Heinzmann
Johannes Buzalski
as Agent (uncredited)
Eduard Linkers
as Fluchthelfer Franz Ritter (uncredited)
Rolf Zacher
as Tommy (uncredited)
David Opatoshu
as Orlovsky
Christine Delaroche
as Ingrid Weiß
Jean-Luc Godard
as Orlovsky's Friend (uncredited)
Franz Rudnick
as Dr. Saltzer (voice) (uncredited)
Uta Levka
as Mädchen unter der Dusche
Macha Méril
as Frieda Hoffmann
Hannes Messemer
as Dr. Saltzer
Karl Lieffen
as Major Windisch
