The Defector

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.

Cast & Crew

Director

Raoul Lévy

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