The Defector (1966)
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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 Bowe...
Hardy Krüger
Counselor Peter Hein...
Macha Méril
Frieda Hoffmann
David Opatoshu
Orlovsky
Christine Delaroche
Ingrid Weiß
Hannes Messemer
Dr. Saltzer
Karl Lieffen
Major Windisch
Uta Levka
Mädchen unter der Du...
Roddy McDowall
Agent Adams
Johannes Buzalski
Agent (uncredited)
Eckart Dux
Professor James Bowe...
Jean-Luc Godard
Orlovsky's Friend (u...
Eduard Linkers
Fluchthelfer Franz R...
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Franz Rudnick
Dr. Saltzer (voice)...
Rolf Zacher
Tommy (uncredited)