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.

Directed by: Raoul Lévy

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

Genres: Action, Drama, Spy, Thriller, War

Rating: 6.1/10

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