Movie·1966·1h 40m
The Defector
Country
France
Language
English
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The Story
Original title: L'espion
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.
Written By
Robert Guenette
Producer
Raoul Lévy, Julien Derode
Cinematography
Raoul Coutard
Music
Serge Gainsbourg
Editor
Albert Jurgenson
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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// cast
Cast
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)
// crew
Crew
Raoul Lévy
Director, Producer, Screenplay
Raoul Coutard
Director of Photography
Serge Gainsbourg
Original Music Composer
Julien Derode
Executive Producer
Albert Jurgenson
Editor
Robert Guenette
Screenplay
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