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The Defector

5.8/ 1019661h 40m

DramaThriller

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.

Directed by Raoul Lévy

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Montgomery Clift

Montgomery Clift

Professor James Bower

Hardy Krüger

Hardy Krüger

Counselor Peter Heinzmann

Macha Méril

Macha Méril

Frieda Hoffmann

David Opatoshu

David Opatoshu

Orlovsky

Christine Delaroche

Christine Delaroche

Ingrid Weiß

Hannes Messemer

Hannes Messemer

Dr. Saltzer

Karl Lieffen

Karl Lieffen

Major Windisch

Uta Levka

Uta Levka

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