The_Impossible_Spy

<i>The Impossible Spy</i>

The Impossible Spy

1987 film by Jim Goddard

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]

References

  1. [1]
    • 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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