The Impossible Spy
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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.[1]
Cast
[edit]- John Shea as Elie Cohen
- Eli Wallach as Yacov
- Sasson Gabay as General Haleb (credited as Sason Gabay)
- Michal Bat-Adam as Nadia Cohen
- Rami Danon as Avram
- Chaim Jeraffi as Salloum (credited as Haim Girafi)
- Jacques Cohen as Assan (credited as Jack Cohen)
- Anat Barzilai as Galela (credited as Anat Barzilay)
- Yossi Keinan as Nassim (credited as Yossi Kenan)
- Yehudit Millo as Madame Massim (credited as Judith Millo)
- Victor Kamar as Major Massim (credited as Victor Kammar)
- Shlomo Sadan as Syrian Colonel
- Wahabi Hasson as Egyptian Police Inspector
- Shmuel Shiloh as Rabbi (credited as Shmuel Shillo)
- Ahuva Keren as Salloum's Girlfriend (credited as Ahouva Keren)
- Hamdi El-Asmar as Hadj
References
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- Mark (28 November 1987). ""Screen Two" The Impossible Spy (TV Episode 1987)". IMDb.
- "TV Review; 'The Impossible Spy'". The New York Times. 8 December 1987.
- Goddard, Jim, John Shea, Eli Wallach, Sasson Gabay, Michal Bat-Adam, and Richard Hartley. The Impossible Spy. Harrington Park, N.J.: Janson Media, 2005. ISBN 1568392745 OCLC 64396651
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