Western intelligence agents try, by all means necessary, to prevent a Communist-bloc defector from leaving the West in his bid to return home to lead an uprising.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Dirk BogardeAlan Curtis | Alan Curtis |
 Ava GardnerKatina Petersen | Katina Petersen |
 Bekim FehmiuAlexander Diakim | Alexander Diakim |
 Timothy DaltonCharles Lord | Charles Lord |
 Nicole CalfanMelissa Lascade | Melissa Lascade |
 Frederic ForrestScott Allison | Scott Allison |
 Klaus WildbolzMuller | Muller |
 Anthony DuttonJennings | Jennings |
| PPeggy SinclairLily | Lily |
 Dennis BlanchBrewer | Brewer |
 John LeveneAdams | Adams |
 Alf JointMacNeil | MacNeil |
 Vladimir PopovićKostas | Kostas |
| RRatislav PlamenacPavlos | Pavlos |
| OOliver SchottFrançois | François |
| EErna RiedlMme Diderot | Mme Diderot |
| PPaul MaxwellAmerican | American |
 John SerretFrenchman | Frenchman |
 Anthony ForwoodEnglishman | Englishman |
| FFrançois BaudetDr. Giraud | Dr. Giraud |
 Bob SessionsPete | Pete |
| PPeter GarellCarlo | Carlo |
| FFriedrich MönnigCliff | Cliff |
 Fritz von Friedl1st Security Man | 1st Security Man |
| EErwin Fischer2nd Security Man | 2nd Security Man |
| EErwin V. GrossHotel Manager (uncredited) | Hotel Manager (uncredited) |