Movie: The Spy Who Never Was

Top 10 Billed Cast

Hardy Krüger
Hardy Krüger

Arthur Hersfeld

Jason Robards
Jason Robards

Inspector Barkan

Gila Almagor
Gila Almagor

Amina

Mike Burstyn
Mike Burstyn

Uri

Haim Bashi
Haim Bashi

Youseff

Peter Capell
Peter Capell

Mahmoud

Eva Christian
Eva Christian

Karin

Eli Cohen
Eli Cohen

Raz

Sabi Dorr
Sabi Dorr

Rauf

Blandine Ebinger
Blandine Ebinger

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    A diabolical tale of romance, murder, and mistaken identity as a treacherous terrorist organization hunts an enemy agent with the intention of killing him, but instead they set their sights on the wrong man. Left in the wake of their mistaken pursuit is a trail of broken lives and brutal murders.

  • Release Date

    1976-06-01

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    6

  • Rating:

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  • Languages:

    English
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