Summary 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 Syria, 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. View more details
Directed : Jim Goddard
Written : Marty Ross Douglas Livingstone
Stars : Eli Wallach Sasson Gabay John Shea Michal Bat-Adam
Genres : Thriller Drama Biography
Release date : Nov 27, 1987
Countries of origin : United States United Kingdom
Official sites : Janson Media
Language : English
Filming locations : Israel
Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Quartet International IMGC
Summary 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 Syria, 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. View more details
Genres : Thriller Drama Biography
Release date : Nov 27, 1987
Countries of origin : United States United Kingdom
Official sites : Janson Media
Language : English
Filming locations : Israel
Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Quartet International IMGC
