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The Impossible Spy (1987)

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.

Release: 1987-11-28
Runtime: 96 min
Rating: 5.1 / 10
Cast
John Shea
John Shea
Eli Cohen
Eli Wallach
Eli Wallach
Yacov
Sasson Gabai
Sasson Gabai
General Haled
Michal Bat-Adam
Michal Bat-Adam
Nadia Cohen
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Rami Danon
Amram
Chaim Jeraffi
Chaim Jeraffi
Salloum
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Anat Barzilai
Galela
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Yossi Kenan
Nassim
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Judith Milo
Madame Massim
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Victor Kamar
Major Massim
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Fahami Shishtawi
Syrian Border Captain
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Shlomo Sadan
Syrian Colonel
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Jacques Cohen
Assan (as Jack Cohen)