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The Defector(1966)
Status: Released
Date: 1966-10-19
58%
9 Votes
Time: 1h 40m
Overview:
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.
Languages: English, German.
Countries:
France,
Germany
ProductionCompanies:
Rhein Main
Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises
Movie: The Defector
Top 10 Billed 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)
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