The Defector

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.

Drama Thriller

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))