Summary
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.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Binge-friendly
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 75GoodWatch 70
Audience score86%
IMDb6.4
Running time
1 h 36 min
Shorter than most dramas, −13 min on the typical 109
typical 10996Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 6 countries, rent or buy in 23 more
Released
1987
November 28, 1987
39 years ago
Genres
DramaThrillerLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
United Kingdom
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBinge-FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 4 more13 people
- John SheaEli Cohen
- Eli WallachYacov
- Sasson GabaiGeneral Haled
- Michal Bat-AdamNadia Cohen
- Rami DanonAmram
- Chaim JeraffiSalloum
- ABAnat BarzilaiGalela
- YKYossi KenanNassim
- JMJudith MiloMadame Massim
- VKVictor KamarMajor Massim
- FSFahami ShishtawiSyrian Border Captain
- Shlomo SadanSyrian Colonel
- JCJacques CohenAssan (as Jack Cohen)
Directing · 1
- Jim Goddard Director
Writing · 2
- Douglas Livingstone Writer
- Marty Ross Writer
Sound · 1
- Richard Hartley Original Music Composer
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