The Defector

movie

Released October 19, 1966

Genres:

Drama
Thriller

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.

Runtime

1h 40m

Origin Country

United States

Original Language

English

Original Title

L'espion

Status

Released

Production Countries

France
Germany

Spoken Languages

English
Deutsch (German)

Production Companies

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Rhein Main
United States
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Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises
United States

Keywords

german-german border
renegade
illegal border crossing

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Cast

Montgomery Clift
as
Professor James Bower
Hardy Krüger
as
Counselor Peter Heinzmann
Macha Méril
as
Frieda Hoffmann
David Opatoshu
as
Orlovsky

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Crew

Raoul Coutard
as
Director of Photography
Raoul Lévy
as
Director
Serge Gainsbourg
as
Original Music Composer
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Paul Thomas
as
Novel

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The Defector

Genres:

Overview

Runtime

Origin Country

Original Language

Original Title

Status

Production Countries

Spoken Languages

Production Companies

Keywords

Cast

Montgomery Clift

Hardy Krüger

Macha Méril

David Opatoshu

Crew

Raoul Coutard

Raoul Lévy

Serge Gainsbourg

Paul Thomas

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