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The Defector (1966)
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16 November 1966 (USA) morePlot:
Montgomery Cliff (in his last role) plays James Bower, an American physicist visiting West Germany who's recruited by a shady CIA agent... more | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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(Credited cast)| Montgomery Clift | ... | Prof. James Bower | |
| Hardy Krüger | ... | Counselor Peter Heinzman | |
| Roddy McDowall | ... | Agent Adam | |
| Macha Méril | ... | Frieda Hoffman | |
| David Opatoshu | ... | Orlovsky | |
| Christine Delaroche | ... | Ingrid | |
| Hannes Messemer | ... | Dr. Saltzer | |
| Karl Lieffen | ... | The Major | |
| Uta Levka | ... | Mäden unter der Dusche |
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The Defector is an exciting Cold War film. It reminds me of Gregory Peck's The Chairman. Unfortunately this film is out of print. It seems that any films that deal with the Cold War are curiously going out of print or disappearing. If you get a chance see The Defector.