The Impossible Spy
1987•1h 36m•5.9•Released
DramaThriller
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.
Director
Jim Goddard
Writer
Douglas Livingstone, Marty Ross
Studio
BBC
Cast
John Shea
Eli Cohen
Eli Wallach
Yacov
Sasson Gabai
General Haled
Michal Bat-Adam
Nadia Cohen
Rami Danon
Amram
Chaim Jeraffi
Salloum
Anat Barzilai
Galela
Yossi Kenan
Nassim
Judith Milo
Madame Massim
Victor Kamar
Major Massim
Fahami Shishtawi
Syrian Border Captain
Shlomo Sadan
Syrian Colonel
Jacques Cohen
Assan (as Jack Cohen)
Production
Company
BBC
Company
IMGC Global Entertainment
Company
Quartet International
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