The Defector

Synopsis

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.

Director

Raoul Lévy

Written by

Robert Guenette

Music

Serge Gainsbourg

Studio

Rhein Main

Released

19 October 1966

Genres

Drama, Thriller