The Impossible Spy (1987)
1h 36m
Running Time
November 28, 1987Release Date
The Impossible Spy (1987)
1h 36m
Running Time
November 28, 1987Release Date
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Plot.
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 & Crew.
John Shea
Elie Cohen
Eli Wallach
Yacov
Sasson Gabai
General Haled
Michal Bat-Adam
Nadia Cohen
Rami Danon
Avram
Chaim Jeraffi
Salloum
Jacques Cohen
Assan
Jack Cohen
Assan
Anat Barzilai
Galela
Yossi Kenan
Nassim
Judith Milo
Madame Massim
Yehudit Millo
Madame Massim
Victor Kamar
Major Massim
Jim Goddard
Director
Fahami Shishtawi
Syrian Border Captain
Shlomo Sadan
Syrian Colonel
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Wiki.
The Impossible Spy is a 1987 television film based on the true story of an Israeli civilian spy, Eli Cohen, who was recruited into Israel's secret intelligence agency (the Mossad) in the 1960s to become a spy in Damascus. Prior to his capture in 1965, Cohen was about to be appointed the third-most powerful figure in Syria—the Deputy Minister of Defense. Cohen's memorization of Syria's individual gun placements along the Golan Heights enabled Israel to defeat Syria in the Six-Day War in 1967.
The film's executive producer was Harvey Chertok; it was directed by Jim Goddard and starred John Shea, Eli Wallach, and Sasson Gabai.
The Impossible Spy was released in 1987 and won an HBO CableACE Award for Best Picture.