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  • The Defector (1966)
  • Not Rated
    100 min | Drama, Thriller
The Defector (1966)
Not Rated
100 min | Drama, Thriller
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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Director
Raoul Lévy (as Raoul Levy)
Writers
Robert Guenette (screenplay) | Raoul Lévy (screenplay) (as Raoul Levy) | Paul Thomas (novel "The Spy")
Producer
Raoul Lévy (as Raoul Levy)
Composer
Serge Gainsbourg
Cinematographer
Raoul Coutard
Production Designer
Pierre Guffroy
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Release date
Nov 16, 1966 (United States)

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Cast

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13 cast members
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David Opatoshu
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Christine Delaroche
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Hannes Messemer
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Karl Lieffen
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Uta Levka
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Roddy McDowall
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Eduard Linkers
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Rolf Zacher
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