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The Impossible Spy

Release Date:November 28, 1987

Running Time:96 min

Genres:Drama, Thriller

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Cast

John Shea Eli Wallach Sasson Gabai Michal Bat-Adam Rami Danon Chaim Jeraffi Anat Barzilai Yossi Kenan Judith Milo Victor Kamar Fahami Shishtawi Shlomo Sadan

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Synopsis

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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