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The Impossible Spy (1987) Plot Summary Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1987 · 96 mins · English
- Directed by
- Jim Goddard
- Starring
- Eli Wallach, Sasson Gabai, John Shea, Shlomo Sadan, Chaim Jeraffi, Rami Danon
An ordinary Israeli civilian is recruited by Mossad and sent to Damascus, where he spends years infiltrating the Syrian political elite. Operating under the name Eli Cohen, he rises to the highest circles of the Syrian government as a double‑agent, gathering intelligence that later proves vital to Israel’s success in the 1967 Six‑Day War.
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