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Eli Wallach, John Shea, Michael Bat-Adam, Sasson Gabay, Chaim Girafi ...( see more  see more... ) , Rami Danon

Young Israeli husband Eli Cohen is recruited by the Mossad in the early 1960's and sent to Syria. Telling his wife he has a new job that requires extensive business travel, he takes up residence in Sy...( read more  read more... )ria, where he befriends a high-ranking Syrian government official and provides invaluable information to Israel. On a visit home, his wife pleads with him to leave his job so he can be home more, and his handler tells him he has accomplished enough, but he decides to return to Syria one last time. One day he learns of an attack on a kibbutz scheduled for that night; he abandons normal precautions in order to warn Israel as quickly as possible, and is caught.

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Unrated, 89 min.

Directed by: Jim Goddard

Release Date: November 28, 1987

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DVD Release Date: November 22, 1999

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  • jwaqalevu
    April 7, 2009
    jwaqalevu
    Any chance of getting this movie
  • strangernextdoor18
    January 8, 2007
    strangernextdoor18
    u'll no after u watch it
  • bryantay
    May 18, 2006
    bryantay
    this movie is a little bit boring.

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