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The Defector (1966)

The Defector (1966)

Drama Thriller
Release Date: 1966, October 19
Directors: Raoul Lévy
Countries: Germany, France
Production: Rhein Main, Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises, Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises
Cast: Roddy McDowall, Hannes Messemer, Macha Méril, Hardy Krüger, Montgomery Clift, David Opatoshu, Rolf Zacher, Eckart Dux, Karl Lieffen, Christine Delaroche, Franz Rudnick, Eduard Linkers

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.

Keywords:

renegade german-german border illegal border crossing