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IMPOSSIBLE SPY, THE

Director:

  Jim Goddard
  

Year Released:

  1987

Jan's Rating:

Rich's Rating:

3.5 out of 5

3 out of 5

Key Performances:

  Michal Bat-Adam
  Sasson Gabbai
  John Shea
  Eli Wallach
  Booze/Cigarettes
Movie Haiku:CFIC 2008: Fact-based drama about an Egyptian Jew who became a top Israeli spy in the 1960s. Shea (as Elie Cohen) & Wallach as his Mossad handler both give performances that now feel dated, but Gabbai is excellent as the Syrian general who befriends Cohen, & must then take "steps" when he realizes that Cohen has betrayed him.

ADDITIONAL FF2 INFO ABOUT THIS FILM:

Women filmmakers?

  No

Jewish content?

  No

Haiku Posted:

  2008