The Defector (1966)
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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.
Where to watch The Defector
| Country | Stream | Rent | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | — | Fandango At Home | Fandango At Home |
| Spain | Filmin | — | — |
| Italy | Amazon Prime Video | Amazon Video | Amazon Video |
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What is The Defector about?
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. The Defector is a Drama, Thriller movie, released on 1966-10-19, runtime 100 minutes.
Is The Defector worth watching?
There are not enough ratings yet to summarize how viewers feel about The Defector.
Where can I watch The Defector?
In Spain, The Defector streams on Filmin. The table on this page lists 2 more countries. Movie World also lists the official trailer, online streaming sources and links to external sources on this page.
Directed by
Raoul Lévy
Cast
- Montgomery Clift as Professor James Bower
- Hardy Krüger as Counselor Peter Heinzmann
- Macha Méril as Frieda Hoffmann
- David Opatoshu as Orlovsky
- Christine Delaroche as Ingrid Weiß
- Hannes Messemer as Dr. Saltzer
- Karl Lieffen as Major Windisch
- Uta Levka as Mädchen unter der Dusche
- Roddy McDowall as Agent Adams
- Johannes Buzalski as Agent (uncredited)
- Eckart Dux as Professor James Bower (voice) (uncredited)
- Jean-Luc Godard as Orlovsky's Friend (uncredited)
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