The Defector

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.

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  Montgomery Clift

  Professor James Bower
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  Hardy Krüger

  Counselor Peter Heinzmann
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  Macha Méril

  Frieda Hoffmann
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  David Opatoshu

  Orlovsky
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  Christine Delaroche

  Ingrid Weiß
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  Hannes Messemer

  Dr. Saltzer
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  Karl Lieffen

  Major Windisch
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  Uta Levka

  Mädchen unter der Dusche
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  Roddy McDowall

  Agent Adams
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  Johannes Buzalski

  Agent (uncredited)