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The Defector poster

The Defector Cast & Characters

The Defector (1966) stars Montgomery Clift as Professor James Bower, Hardy Krüger as Counselor Peter Heinzmann and Macha Méril as Frieda Hoffmann. The drama movie was released October 20, 1966. Below is the full cast and crew.

1966 · 1h 40m 58 Audience
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Starring Cast
M
Montgomery Clift
Professor James Bower
H
Hardy Krüger
Counselor Peter Heinzmann
M
Macha Méril
Frieda Hoffmann
D
David Opatoshu
Orlovsky
C
Christine Delaroche
Ingrid Weiß
H
Hannes Messemer
Dr. Saltzer
Key crew
Director
Raoul Lévy
Screenplay
Robert Guenette , Raoul Lévy
Based on
Paul Thomas
Producers
Raoul Lévy , Julien Derode
Music
Serge Gainsbourg
Cinematography
Raoul Coutard
Editor
Albert Jurgenson

Full cast

15 cast members

Crew by department

10 crew members