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The Impossible Spy
59%
Movie
1h 36m
AI Analysis
The Impossible Spy (1987) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Impossible Spy (1987) — a movie tagged as Drama and Thriller with tense moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: 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-a… Our models also surface themes such as ai and war from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~96 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Impossible Spy 59% (8 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
59%
from 8 TMDb votes
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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.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1987-11-28
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- TMDB rating
- 5.9
- TMDB ID
- 46061
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What is The Impossible Spy about?
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 establis... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for The Impossible Spy?
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How long is the movie The Impossible Spy?
The official runtime for The Impossible Spy is approximately 96 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
John Shea
Eli Cohen
Eli Wallach
Yacov
Sasson Gabai
General Haled
Michal Bat-Adam
Nadia Cohen
- R
Rami Danon
Amram
Chaim Jeraffi
Salloum
- A
Anat Barzilai
Galela
- Y
Yossi Kenan
Nassim
- J
Judith Milo
Madame Massim
- V
Victor Kamar
Major Massim
- F
Fahami Shishtawi
Syrian Border Captain
- S
Shlomo Sadan
Syrian Colonel
- J
Jacques Cohen
Assan (as Jack Cohen)
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