The Defector

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Montgomery Clift Professor James Bower

Hardy Krüger Counselor Peter Heinzmann

Macha Méril Frieda Hoffmann

David Opatoshu Orlovsky

Christine Delaroche Ingrid Weiß