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The Spy

  • TV Mini Series
  • 20192019
  • TV-MATV-MA
  • 53m
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
44K
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POPULARITY
1,441
196
Sacha Baron Cohen in The Spy (2019)
The Spy
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Based on the life of Israeli spy Eli Cohen.Based on the life of Israeli spy Eli Cohen.Based on the life of Israeli spy Eli Cohen.
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
44K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,441
196
    • Gideon Raff
  • Stars
    • Sacha Baron Cohen
    • Noah Emmerich
    • Hadar Ratzon Rotem
    • Gideon Raff
  • Stars
    • Sacha Baron Cohen
    • Noah Emmerich
    • Hadar Ratzon Rotem
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 426User reviews
    • 19Critic reviews
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    Sacha Baron Cohen
    Sacha Baron Cohen
    • Eli Cohen
    Noah Emmerich
    Noah Emmerich
    • Dan Peleg
    Hadar Ratzon Rotem
    Hadar Ratzon Rotem
    • Nadia Cohen
    Nassim Lyes
    Nassim Lyes
    • Ma'azi Zaher Ad-Din
    Yael Eitan
    Yael Eitan
    • Maya
    Moni Moshonov
    Moni Moshonov
    • Jacob Shimoni
    Alona Tal
    Alona Tal
    • Julia Schneider
    Mourad Zaoui
    Mourad Zaoui
    • Benny
    Hicham Goullal
    • Adam Morse Officer
    Alexander Siddig
    Alexander Siddig
    • Ahmed Suidani
    Waleed Zuaiter
    Waleed Zuaiter
    • Colonel Amin Al-Hafez
    Uri Gavriel
    Uri Gavriel
    • Sheik Majid Al Ard
    Robert Jezek
    • Salinger
    Éva Vándor
    • Zelda
    Amos Tamam
    Amos Tamam
    • Maurice Cohen
    Neta Riskin
    Neta Riskin
    • Tova
    Faical Elkihel
    • Marwan
    Reymonde Amsallem
    Reymonde Amsallem
    • Zeinab…
      • Gideon Raff
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    • Trivia
      Throughout the series, Israel is depicted as washed-out and grey whereas the locations where Cohen works as Kamel Thaabeth are brightly colored. Red and yellow items are occasionally highlighted within the portrayed greyness of Israel, as they are the colors of danger and caution, respectively.
    • Goofs
      The series is set in the early 1960s, but on the map shown in the title sequence, the borders of Israel encompass East Jerusalem and the West Bank. These territories were occupied by Jordan at the time; they were not administered by Israel until their capture in the 1967 Six-Day War.
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    User reviews426

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    9/10
    Amazing story, amazing acting, well directed
    Take the emotion of the situation between Syria and Israel out of your reviews.

    This series represented an incredible story that was well directed and the acting was very well done.

    Sacha Baron Cohen was incredible and everyone else in this show played their parts well.

    I would very much recommend this series.

    They introduced enough at the start for everyone to feel like they knew the story and to keep suspense throughout the series. It is not gory and so the focus is on the story and the characters (real life people).

    Clever use of visuals to highlight the time scale and as a viewer you felt like you really got to know the characters (people), which is difficult considering this was based on real events!

    Still can't believe this actually happened.

    Please watch it.
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    • jezza48
    • Jan 18, 2020

    FAQ1

    • Did Nadia Cohen ever see this movie and approve of it's release?

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    • Release date
      • September 6, 2019 (United States)
      • France
      • United States
      • Official Site (Netflix)
      • English
      • Arabic
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    • Filming locations
      • Budapest, Hungary
    • Production companies
      • Légende Films
      • Agora Films
      • Netflix
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      • Stereo

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