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The Impossible Spy

  • Película de TV
  • 1987
  • 1h 36min
CALIFICACIÓN DE IMDb
6.4/10
373
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The Impossible Spy (1987)
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Agrega una trama en tu idiomaYoung Israeli husband Eli Cohen is recruited by the Mossad in the early 1960's and sent to Syria. Telling his wife he has a new job that requires extensive business travel, he takes up resid... Leer todoYoung Israeli husband Eli Cohen is recruited by the Mossad in the early 1960's and sent to Syria. Telling his wife he has a new job that requires extensive business travel, he takes up residence in Syria, where he befriends a high-ranking Syrian government official and provides i... Leer todoYoung Israeli husband Eli Cohen is recruited by the Mossad in the early 1960's and sent to Syria. Telling his wife he has a new job that requires extensive business travel, he takes up residence in Syria, where he befriends a high-ranking Syrian government official and provides invaluable information to Israel. On a visit home, his wife pleads with him to leave his jo... Leer todo

  • Dirección
    • Jim Goddard
  • Guionistas
    • Douglas Livingstone
    • Marty Ross
  • Elenco
    • John Shea
    • Eli Wallach
    • Sasson Gabay
  • Ver la información de producción en IMDbPro
  • CALIFICACIÓN DE IMDb
    6.4/10
    373
    TU CALIFICACIÓN
    • Dirección
      • Jim Goddard
    • Guionistas
      • Douglas Livingstone
      • Marty Ross
    • Elenco
      • John Shea
      • Eli Wallach
      • Sasson Gabay
    • 8Opiniones de los usuarios
    • 3Opiniones de los críticos
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    • Premios
      • 1 premio ganado y 3 nominaciones en total

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    The Impossible Spy - Trailer
    Trailer 0:51
    The Impossible Spy - Trailer

    Fotos2

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    John Shea
    John Shea
    • Elie Cohen
    Eli Wallach
    Eli Wallach
    • Yacov
    Sasson Gabay
    Sasson Gabay
    • General Haled
    • (as Sason Gabay)
    Michal Bat-Adam
    Michal Bat-Adam
    • Nadia Cohen
    Rami Danon
    Rami Danon
    • Avram
    Chaim Jeraffi
    Chaim Jeraffi
    • Salloum
    • (as Haim Girafi)
    Jacques Cohen
    Jacques Cohen
    • Assan
    • (as Jack Cohen)
    Anat Barzilai
    Anat Barzilai
    • Galela
    • (as Anat Barzilay)
    Yossi Keinan
    • Nassim
    • (as Yossi Kenan)
    Yehudit Millo
    • Madame Massim
    • (as Judith Millo)
    Victor Kamar
    • Major Massim
    • (as Victor Kammar)
    Fahami Shishtawi
    • Syrian Border Captain
    Shlomo Sadan
    • Syrian Colonel
    Jonathan Cherchi
    Jonathan Cherchi
    • Syrian Radio Operator
    Yitzhak Aloni
    • Mossad Radio Operator
    • (as Itzhak Aloni)
    Assi Hanegbi
    • Israeli Officer (Kibbutz)
    • (as Asi Hanegbi)
    Wahabi Hasson
    • Egyptian Police Inspector
    Shmuel Shiloh
    Shmuel Shiloh
    • Rabbi
    • (as Shmuel Shillo)
    • Dirección
      • Jim Goddard
    • Guionistas
      • Douglas Livingstone
      • Marty Ross
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    • Producción, taquilla y más en IMDbPro

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    5adrianovasconcelos

    Average spy movie based on real life characters

    It stands to reason that in the 1960s, leading up to the six-day war that pitted Israel against its Arab neighbors, technology was still rather basic, to the extent that communications were made by Morse, much as had been done in the Second World War, some 20 years before.

    In light of that, it is not beyond reason to accept that an Israeli born in Syria could pass for a Syrian Arab, and so infiltrate El Fattah, among other splinter groups vying for power in Syria, thereby obtaining information to help Israeli defense. I found it tougher to swallow that this spy would promptly find a very senior military figure among the Syrian rebel forces vying to topple the government. Even tougher to believe that he would become his chum without attracting any suspicions.

    Just as Eli Cohen was picked by Mossad because he did not look like a spy and had a low profile life, so he makes it as a smartly dressed businessman who somehow ingratiates his way to learning a great deal about the array and position of Syrian forces ready to attack Israeli kibbutzin.

    Acting is strictly standard and less, only Eli Wallach catches your eye. Cohen's good looking wife, long suffering over hubby's lengthy absences, looks too amateurish.

    Anyway, nothing much happens by way of action. 5/10.
    9clanciai

    Once you are in it, you never can get out of it, no matter how hard you try, and know it's wrong, but still you just have to have another go at it again...

    It's the same about all addictions in life, whether it is roulette, alcoholism, or, as in this case, the spying business. Our man here actually tries to quit and leave it behind, going to a normal life with wife and children, but Mossad just can't let such a natural gift with such a miraculous memory just lead a normal life, they try again and again to get him hooked for another job, and ultimately he can't resist it. He is so clever that he is successful, and he gets away with it and returns to his wife and children, everything seems to reach an established happy end, and yet he just wants to return to continue the job. Even Mossad tries to dissuade him, but he goes back one last time well aware of the risk he is taking.

    The most interesting actor here is not Eli Wallach, who is always of extreme interest, nor John Shea as the lead, who is also absolutely credible in excellence, but Sason Gabay as the Syrian general whom he befriends and betrays. When his treason is beyond repair and nothing more can save him, the general still speaks with him, they still have a friendly conversation, the general has every reason to hate him and shoot him down without flinching, but he stays self-controlled and even grants the traitor his last wishes, giving the impression that he actually respects his former best friend who turned traitor more than hen can respect the general. Sason Gabay makes an almost unforgettable character of cool detachment in the most intolerable possible situation of a betrayed relationship.

    The story is true and has the character of a genuine documentary.
    10hchertok

    The New Janson Media DVD Is Excellent

    This is an amazing true story about one of history's greatest spies. And, I love this new Janson Media DVD of "The Impossible Spy" because it includes many important "extras" such as critic's reviews, trailer, and an on-location report featuring behind-the- scenes interviews with the stars, John Shea and Eli Wallach, about what it is like to be a spy. Also, there's a very good photo gallery, star information, and a time-line of all the major Arab- Israel conflicts that led up to Elie Cohen's incredible mission, and how vital it was for the outcome of the June 1967 Six-Day War.

    The story is exciting and compelling. It's about an Israeli agent who was sent to Syria, via Argentina, in the 1960's and was so successful in infiltrating the Syrian High Command, that he was nominated to be their Deputy Defense Minister--and 3rd in line for the Presidency. Unbelievable. And, all true.
    5=G=

    A lukewarm telling of a true spy story.

    "The Impossible Spy" is a so-so spy flick and docudrama which tells of renowned Israeli spy Eli Cohen and his penetration of the Syrian government in the years prior to the Six Days War. The film has the look of a low budget indie and, though it's well meaning and earnest, it is not a very elegant flick. Furthermore, much of the story seems too obvious to be real spy stuff which probably just means it's true. Recommended for those into spy flicks or the history of the Syrian/Israel conflict of the 1960's.
    5Prismark10

    Not quiet reaches the heights

    The Impossible Spy is a BBC co-production and was deemed to be controversial at the time of its showing.

    John Shea plays Eli Cohen who infiltrates the Syrian government and manages to acquire secrets and military intelligence which eventually allows Israel to win the Six Days War and take over The Golan Heights.

    Eli Wallach plays the Mossad handler. Both leads are earnest and for a BBC TV film very different from its usual subject matter.

    It can be seen to be slow and slightly heavy going. It is of course rather one sided hence the controversy as it was seen to have had an Israeli bias.

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      When Yacov shows the picture of then-Colonel Haled to Elie, he correctly pronounces his name as "Jamal", which is the Syrian pronunciation, but when the Colonel introduces himself to Elie, he (the Colonel) pronounces it as "Gamal" which is wrong because that is the Egyptian pronunciation and he is Syrian.
    • Citas

      Yacov: From now on, you will lead two lives; husband and secret agent. You will be trained in the methods of The Mossad; infiltration, observation, communication and how to survive.

    • Conexiones
      Remade as El espía (2019)

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    • Fecha de lanzamiento
      • 28 de noviembre de 1987 (Estados Unidos)
    • Países de origen
      • Reino Unido
      • Estados Unidos
    • Sitio oficial
      • Janson Media
    • Idioma
      • Inglés
    • También se conoce como
      • El espía imposible
    • Locaciones de filmación
      • Israel
    • Productoras
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
      • IMGC
      • Quartet International
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      1 hora 36 minutos
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