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The Defector
58%
Movie
1h 40m
AI Analysis
The Defector (1966) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Defector (1966) — a movie tagged as Drama and Thriller with tense moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: 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. Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~100 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Defector 58% (9 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
AI verdict
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Preview on this device: 28% match — Matches your tense mood + drama. Sign in to save your profile across devices.
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TMDb audience score
58%
from 9 TMDb votes
Taste match (this device)
28%match
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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.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1966-10-19
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- TMDB rating
- 5.8
- TMDB ID
- 4529
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Where can I watch The Defector (1966)?
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Is there an official trailer for The Defector?
Yes, you can watch the official trailer for The Defector directly on this page. We pull the latest video metadata from TMDb and play it via YouTube integration.
What is The Defector about?
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 compli... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for The Defector?
Yes. WatchMind publishes an AI analysis on this page — tone, pacing, audience fit, and community scores from TMDb metadata and recommendation models (not a chatbot). Scroll to the AI Analysis section or read the meta description summary.
How long is the movie The Defector?
The official runtime for The Defector is approximately 100 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Montgomery Clift
Professor James Bower
Hardy Krüger
Counselor Peter Heinzmann
Macha Méril
Frieda Hoffmann
David Opatoshu
Orlovsky
Christine Delaroche
Ingrid Weiß
Hannes Messemer
Dr. Saltzer
Karl Lieffen
Major Windisch
Uta Levka
Mädchen unter der Dusche
Roddy McDowall
Agent Adams
Johannes Buzalski
Agent (uncredited)
Eckart Dux
Professor James Bower (voice) (uncredited)
Jean-Luc Godard
Orlovsky's Friend (uncredited)
Eduard Linkers
Fluchthelfer Franz Ritter (uncredited)
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Franz Rudnick
Dr. Saltzer (voice) (uncredited)
Rolf Zacher
Tommy (uncredited)
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