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

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    • 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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Works directed by Jim Goddard
  • Out (1978)
  • Fox (1980)
  • The Black Stuff (1980)
  • A Tale of Two Cities (1980)
  • The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (1982)
  • Kennedy (1983)
  • Parker (1984)
  • Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil (1985)
  • Shanghai Surprise (1986)
  • Metamorphosis (1987)
  • The Impossible Spy (1987)
  • The Four Minute Mile (1988)
  • The Free Frenchman (1989)
  • De terre et de sang (1992)
  • Lie Down with Lions (1994)
  • Gadgetman (1996)
  • The House of Angelo (1997)


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