The Defector (1966)
5/10
a pretty good example of why you should quit while your ahead
18 September 2011
This one was a sad watch. Monty Clift was not in the best shape for this one. It was painfully obvious.

Watching this was not fun for me. Seeing Clift in a lot of scenes either drunk or on some sort of substance was really kinda shocking. I guess he got away with it because of who he was. He was either looking like a Zombie or barely making his lines believable.

The story in itself was a good idea but the Lead actor was in no shape to do this film. You could tell they had high hopes for this one because of the supporting cast they got. Really quality type actors but the main draw is the shape Clift is in. It's just sad. It's not surprising he died not long after the filming of this. You can see in this that he didn't have much left.

As a film it's not bad but it's really really slow and a bit dry. Watch this one only to see Clift's last role. Any other reason than that and your wasting your time.
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