The Defector

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The Defector

1966

1h 46m

Mystery & Thriller

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A U.S. scientist (Montgomery Clift) spies for a CIA agent (Roddy McDowall) in East Germany; a Soviet agent (Hardy Kruger) tries to get him to defect.

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Ruth Batchelor

Los Angeles Free Press

The film may be outdated now, but it's worth seeing Clift at the end of his career.

Dec 6, 2019

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Tony Mastroianni

Cleveland Press

There is more than one twist at the end of this movie and one particularly subtle and surprising one at the very end. Watch for it.

Nov 15, 2018

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

The last film from the pale looking Montgomery Clift.

Rated: C+

Sep 20, 2012

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Graeme D

A cold war curiosity. Montgomery clift gives a courageous performance against some very poor direction.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/04/24

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Audience Member

Good plot, good scenery, but oddly disconnected production.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/26/23

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panayiota k

The plot confused me but i don't care, this was Monty's last film. Despite his health problems, he seemed energetic and concentrated- not to mention handsome!

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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This should be a good film, but it lacks any verve until the final few scenes and the major theme of the political side of being a spy just doesn't cut it as a storyline.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Audience Member

descent cold war thriller

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Audience Member

In his last film role, Montgomery Clift plays an American physicist visiting West Germany who is forced into spying for the CIA. This type of film was commonplace in the 1960s and done much more effectively. Basically only of interest for Clift fans and those who like Hardy KrÃ 1/4ger who also stars.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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Raoul Lévy

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Montgomery Clift

Prof. James Bower

Hardy Krüger

Counselor Peter Heinzmann

Roddy McDowall

Agent Adams

Macha Méril

Frieda Hoffmann

David Opatoshu

Orlovsky

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Synopsis

A U.S. scientist (Montgomery Clift) spies for a CIA agent (Roddy McDowall) in East Germany; a Soviet agent (Hardy Kruger) tries to get him to defect.

Director: Raoul Lévy
Producer: Raoul Lévy, Conrad von Molo
Screenwriter: Robert Guenette, Raoul Lévy
Production Co: PECF
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 22, 2009
Runtime: 1h 46m

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