19 October 1966 Drama, Thriller 100 mins
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.
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Montgomery Clift as Professor James Bower
Hardy Krüger as Counselor Peter Heinzmann
Macha Méril as Frieda Hoffmann
David Opatoshu as Orlovsky
Christine Delaroche as Ingrid Weiß
Hannes Messemer as Dr. Saltzer
Karl Lieffen as Major Windisch
Uta Levka as Mädchen unter der Dusche
Roddy McDowall as Agent Adams
Johannes Buzalski as Agent (uncredited)
Eckart Dux as Professor James Bower (voice) (uncredited)
Jean-Luc Godard as Orlovsky's Friend (uncredited)
Eduard Linkers as Fluchthelfer Franz Ritter (uncredited)
Franz Rudnick as Dr. Saltzer (voice) (uncredited)
Rolf Zacher as Tommy (uncredited)
Raoul Coutard Director of Photography
Raoul Lévy Director
Serge Gainsbourg Original Music Composer
Paul Thomas Novel
Conrad von Molo Co-Producer
Raoul Lévy Producer
Julien Derode Executive Producer
Albert Jurgenson Editor
Robert Guenette Screenplay
Raoul Lévy Screenplay
Lautlose Waffen Trailer
Germany 19 October 1966
United States 20 October 1966
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