The Defector (L'espion) 58 years old

The Defector

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.

Credits

The Defector Cast

Name Character
Hardy Krüger He was 38, now 96 years old as Peter Heinzmann
Macha Méril She was 26, now 84 years old as Frieda
Roddy McDowall He was 38, 70 years old when he died as Agent Adam
Montgomery Clift He was 46, 45 years old when he died as James Bower
Uta Levka She was 24, now 82 years old as Mädchen unter der Dusche
David Opatoshu He was 48, 78 years old when he died as Orlovsky
Karl Lieffen He was 40, 72 years old when he died as Major
Christine Delaroche She was 22, now 80 years old as Ingrid
Hannes Messemer He was 42, 67 years old when he died as Dr. Saltzer

The Defector Crew

Name Department
Paul Thomas as Novel. He was 19 (now 77) years old Writing
Robert Guenette as Screenplay. He was 31 (68) years old when He died Writing
Raoul Coutard as Director of Photography. He was 42 (92) years old when He died Camera
Raoul Lévy as Director. He was 44 (44) years old when He died Directing
Raoul Lévy as Screenplay. He was 44 (44) years old when He died Writing
The Defector poster
The Defector (58 years)

  • Release day: Wednesday, October 19, 1966
  • Runtime: 100 minutes