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Director:
Jim Goddard
Writers:
Douglas Livingstone (writer)
Marty Ross (writer)
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Release Date:
28 November 1987 (USA) more
Genre:
Biography | Drama | Thriller more
Plot:
Young Israeli husband Eli Cohen is recruited by the Mossad in the early 1960's and sent to Syria. Telling... more | add synopsis
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A lukewarm telling of a true spy story. more (3 total)

Cast

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John Shea ... Eli Cohen

Eli Wallach ... Yacov

Sasson Gabai ... General Haled
Michal Bat-Adam ... Nadia Cohen
Rami Danon ... Amram
Chaim Girafi ... Salloum (as Haim Gerafi)
Jack Cohen ... Assan
Anat Barzilai ... Galela
Yossi Kenan ... Nassim
Judith Milo ... Madame Massim
Victor Kamar ... Major Massim
Fahami Shishtawi ... Syrian Border Captain
Shlomo Sadan ... Syrian Colonel
Jonathan Cherchi ... Syrian Radio Operator
Yitzhak Aloni ... Mossad Radio Operator
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Runtime:
96 min
Country:
UK | USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Iceland:12
Filming Locations:
Israel
Company:
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) more

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4 out of 7 people found the following comment useful.
A lukewarm telling of a true spy story., 2 July 2001
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Author: George Parker from Orange County, CA USA

"The Impossible Spy" is a so-so spy flick and docudrama which tells of renowned Israeli spy Eli Cohen and his penetration of the Syrian government in the years prior to the Six Days War. The film has the look of a low budget indie and, though it's well meaning and earnest, it is not a very elegant flick. Furthermore, much of the story seems too obvious to be real spy stuff which probably just means it's true. Recommended for those into spy flicks or the history of the Syrian/Israel conflict of the 1960's.

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