Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Montgomery Clift
Professor James Bower
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Raoul Lévy's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Defector is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
