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The Defector (1966) Plot Summary Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1966 · 100 mins · English
- Directed by
- Raoul Lévy
- Starring
- Macha Méril, David Opatoshu, Montgomery Clift, Hannes Messemer, Hardy Krüger, Karl Lieffen
When the CIA assigns an American physicist to East Germany, his mission is to obtain a clandestine microfilm from a Soviet researcher who hopes to defect to the West. However, the ever‑watchful Stasi secret police monitor every move, turning the covert exchange into a tense cat‑and‑mouse game.
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