The Spy Who Never Was (1976)
Tod eines Fremden (original title)Reference View | Change View
- PG
- 1h 53min
- Drama
- Jun 1976 (USA)
- Movie
A diabolical tale of romance, murder, and mistaken identity as a treacherous terrorist organization hunts an enemy agent with the intention of killing him, but instead they set their sights on the wrong man. Left in the wake of their...
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| Hardy Krüger | ... |
Arthur Hersfeld
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| Jason Robards | ... |
Inspector Barkan
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| Gila Almagor | ... |
Amina
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Haim Bashi | ... |
Youseff
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| Mike Burstyn | ... |
Uri
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| Peter Capell | ... |
Mahmoud
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| Eva Christian | ... |
Karin
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| Eli Cohen | ... |
Raz
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Sabi Dorr | ... |
Rauf
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| Blandine Ebinger |
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Dudu Elharar | ... |
Halil
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Youseff Farrah | ... |
Amir
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Georg Hartmann | ... |
Taxi Driver
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| Michael Hinz | ... |
Martin
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| Efrat Lavie | ... |
Ronit
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Peter Neusser | ... |
Inspector
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Jörg Pleva | ... |
Zui Adam
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Arieh Sachs | ... |
Naftali
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| Ingeborg Schöner |
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Itzik Weiss | ... |
Arab Boy
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| Rolf Zacher | ... |
Student
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| Zadok Zarfati | ... |
Said
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| Jennifer Jason Leigh | ... |
Girl Playing with Rubber Ball (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Reza Badiyi | ||
| Uri Massad | ||
Written by
| Carjen Alexis | ... | () |
| Paul Hengge | ... | (story) |
Produced by
| Willy Gafni | ... | producer |
Music by
| Hans-Martin Majewski | ||
Cinematography by
| Tomislav Pinter | ||
Editing by
| Alfred Srp | ... | (as Fred Srp) |
Art Direction by
| Mario Stock | ||
Production Management
| Arik Dichner | ... | production manager (as Eric Dichne) / production manager |
| Herbert Kerz | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Eva Ebner | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| Wolf Dieter Peters | ... | sound recordist |
| Bernard Reichardt | ... | sound re-recordist |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Avraham Leibman | ... | gaffer |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Burbank International Pictures (1976) (United States) (theatrical) (dubbed)
- BFS Video (2003) (United States) (DVD)
- PolyGram Video (West Germany) (video)
- VCL (1985) (Australia) (video) (as 'The Execution')
- Videosonic (1984) (Greece) (VHS)
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A diabolical tale of romance, murder, and mistaken identity as a treacherous terrorist organization hunts an enemy agent with the intention of killing him, but instead they set their sights on the wrong man. Left in the wake of their mistaken pursuit is a trail of broken lives and brutal murders. |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | This film was made in 1973 but wasn't released in the U.S. until 1976, likely due to Jason Robards' high profile in connection with his Oscar winning role in "All The Presidents Men." See more » |