The Defector

5.5

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.

Discover

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)

Eckart Dux

Professor James Bower (voice) (uncredited)

Jean-Luc Godard

Orlovsky's Friend (uncredited)

Eduard Linkers

Fluchthelfer Franz Ritter (uncredited)

Franz Rudnick

Dr. Saltzer (voice) (uncredited)

Rolf Zacher

Tommy (uncredited)

Camera

Raoul Coutard

Director of Photography

Directing

Raoul Lévy

Director

Editing

Production

Raoul Lévy

Producer

Julien Derode

Executive Producer

Conrad von Molo

Co-Producer

Sound

Serge Gainsbourg

Original Music Composer

Writing

Robert Guenette

Screenplay

Raoul Lévy

Screenplay

Camera

Raoul Coutard

Director of Photography

Directing

Raoul Lévy

Director

Editing

Production

Raoul Lévy

Producer

Julien Derode

Executive Producer

Conrad von Molo

Co-Producer

Sound

Serge Gainsbourg

Original Music Composer

Writing

Robert Guenette

Screenplay

Raoul Lévy

Screenplay