The Defector (1966)

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. german-german border, renegade, illegal border crossing

Released: Oct 19, 1966

Runtime: 100 minutes

Genre: Drama, Thriller

Stars: Montgomery Clift, Hardy Krüger, Macha Méril, David Opatoshu, Christine Delaroche, Hannes Messemer, Karl Lieffen, Uta Levka, Roddy McDowall, Johannes Buzalski, Eckart Dux