The Defector (film)
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| The Defector | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Raoul Lévy |
| Produced by | Raoul Lévy Conrad von Molo |
| Written by | Raoul Lévy |
| Starring | Montgomery Clift Hardy Krüger Roddy McDowall |
| Music by | Serge Gainsbourg |
| Cinematography | Raoul Coutard |
| Editing by | Roger Dwyre Albert Jurgenson |
| Distributed by | Gaumont S.A.B. |
| Release date(s) |  October 20, 1966 November 16 November 24, 1967 May 17, 1968 |
| Running time | 106 min. |
| Country | France/Germany |
| Language | English |
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The Defector is a 1966 thriller film. Montgomery Clift (in his last role) plays James Bower, an American physicist visiting West Germany who's recruited by a shady CIA agent, named Adam, to help them with the defection of a Russian scientist. But an East German secret agent, named Peter Heinzeman, learns of Bower's meeting with Adam and threatens Bower to mind his own business, while Bower learns of a back story to all this involving stolen microfilm that each side wants.
An obviously ill Clift still manages to give a convincing performance in this very moody and sombre movie, his characterization in stark contrast to the exuberance displayed by his leading lady Macha Meril.
[edit] Cast
- Montgomery Clift as Prof. James Bower
- Hardy Krüger as Counselor Peter Heinzman
- Roddy McDowall as Agent Adam
- Macha Méril as Frieda Hoffman
- David Opatoshu as Orlovsky
- Christine Delaroche as Ingrid
- Hannes Messemer as Dr. Saltzer
- Karl Lieffen as The Major
