The Deserter (Russian: Дезертир, Dezertir) is a 1933 Soviet drama film directed by Vsevolod Pudovkin.

[1] Karl Renn, a Hamburg shipyard worker, is a member of the Communist Party of Germany and is commissioned by the Soviet Union to organize a general strike and exert pressure on employers.

There arises an armed conflict that even Karl's wife goes to; but he stays at home because of his cowardice.

He stays there, works in a blast furnace and is enthusiastic about the communist system.

"[2] The New York Times gave a review which stated that "Pudovkin again demonstrates his ability to hold screen audiences, but be could have reduced the running time of "Deserter" by about fifteen minutes without lessening its value.