The Impossible Spy
1987 · 96 MIN · IMDB 6.7 · 186 VOTES · DIR. Jim Goddard
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,121 lines
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00:02:40 - Something Arabic about him.
00:04:31 I've got a wife, soon I'll have a family.
00:06:30 Something like that doesn't happen every day.
00:09:43 For a start, let's review your practical qualities.
00:13:42 - Yes.
00:15:53 - Have I made my fortune?
00:19:15 The Baath Party are a nervous crowd.
00:23:32 What was Paris like?
00:25:53 C-32 microphone bug.
00:29:03 You'll be contacted in Beirut by a man named Nassim.
00:33:20 You are a man of mystery.
00:38:06 Lead to fierce fighting in the center of the city.
00:42:25 An afternoon I shall never forget.
00:44:34 It's stopped now, anyway.
00:47:06 - Succeed and you finish with Thaabet.
00:52:00 Why?
00:55:53 - How many of the emplacement do you wish to see today, sir?
00:59:02 Tel Kunir here.
01:02:27 - The terrorists Al-Fatah.
01:05:02 - I don't want you to go.
01:08:50 I must be at headquarters couple of hours.
01:15:49 I was going to propose it next council meeting.
01:20:26 There's no alternative.
01:27:10 Elie.
Cast & Characters
John Shea
Eli Cohen
Eli Wallach
Yacov
Sasson Gabai
General Haled
Michal Bat-Adam
Nadia Cohen
Rami Danon
Amram
Chaim Jeraffi
Salloum
Anat Barzilai
Galela
Yossi Kenan
Nassim
Judith Milo
Madame Massim
Victor Kamar
Major Massim
Fahami Shishtawi
Syrian Border Captain
Shlomo Sadan
Syrian Colonel
Jacques Cohen
Assan (as Jack Cohen)
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,121
Dialogue density11.7 lines / min
First line00:02:40
Final line01:27:10
Production Record
DirectorJim Goddard
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes186
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