The Spy
Gideon Raff, 2019
The Spy Who Came From Israel
Uri Dan, Yeshayahu Ben Porat, 1967
The Spy is a TV mini-series created by Gideon Raff in 2019 and based on the book The Spy Who Came From Israel by Uri Dan and Yeshayahu Ben Porat, first published in 1967. The TV series features Sacha Baron Cohen, Noah Emmerich, Hadar Ratzon Rotem, Nassim Si Ahmed, Yael Eitan, Mourad Zaoui, and others.
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Storyline
The exploits of Eli Cohen, a Mossad spy, during the years leading to the 1967 Six-Day War between Israel and Syria. It follows Cohen’s past in Egypt as an army reject, to his infiltration of the Syrian Ministry of Defense. He assumes the identity of Kamel Amin Thaabet and establishes himself in Syrian high society. Cohen becomes a close confidant to the future president Amin al-Hafiz.
Movie vs Book
Year
2019
Minutes
53
Movie Rate
7.90
Source: IMDb
Year
1967
Pages
330
Book Rate
7.34
S: Goodreads
Book
The Spy Who Came From Israel
Original title: L'espion qui venait d'Israël: L'affaire Eli Cohen
Author: Uri Dan, Yeshayahu Ben Porat
Country: Israel
First published in: 1967
Length: 330 pages
Genre: Non Fiction
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“I think sometimes people forget that a lot of changes have to be made because we're not in a book when we're watching a movie.”
BRIAN SELZNICK (Writer)
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