The Impossible Spy
5.9
8 votes
November 28, 1987
1h 36m
Drama
Thriller
Overview
This is the true story of an Israeli civilian who was recruited into Israel's Secret Intelligence Agency to become a spy in Damascus, where he spent years infiltrating the Syrian political establishment. Israel's national hero, Eli Cohen, successfully entered the upper echelons of the Syrian government as a double-agent. The secrets he obtained became crucial in Israel's victory in the 1967 Six Day War.
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Cast
John Shea
Eli Cohen
Eli Wallach
Yacov
Sasson Gabai
General Haled
Michal Bat-Adam
Nadia CohenR
Rami Danon
Amram
Chaim Jeraffi
SalloumA
Anat Barzilai
GalelaY
Yossi Kenan
NassimJ
Judith Milo
Madame MassimV
Victor Kamar
Major MassimF
Fahami Shishtawi
Syrian Border CaptainS
Shlomo Sadan
Syrian ColonelJ
Jacques Cohen
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