The Impossible Spy
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DVD Cover Information Actor: Eli Wallach, John Shea DVD: Region Code 1 Audio: English (Original Language) Format: Collector's Edition, Color, NTSC Picture Format: 1.33:1 Running Time: 96 minutes DVD Release Date: 2007-03-31 Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Studio: Janson Media |
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Movie Reviews of The Impossible Spy
Movie Review: A true story of one of the best human intelligence agents
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a video enactment of the true story of the famous Israeli spy, Elie Cohen, who was reluctantly recruited by the Mossad to infiltrate the Syrian High Command. He successfully did so by befriending and subsidizing (with Israeli government money) the the then outlawed Baath Party of Syria. He made his first contact with a Baath Party representative in Argentina. When the Baath Party eventually came to power in Syria, Elie Cohen followed. Being Syrian born, and raised in Egypt, this devout Jew, fluent in Arabic and at least four other languages, rose from a job as a lowly accountant at a grocery chain, to nearly become the deputy minister of defense in Syria. Before being discovered, probably because of his false overconfidence in transmitting Morse code messages to Tel Aviv, he became, and still is, one of the most celebrated human intelligence figures in world history. The information he provided was instrumental in the astonishing victory by Israel in the Six Day War.
Highly recommended for those interested in middle east politics and espionage.