The Spy Who Never Was (1976)
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.
Directors:
Reza Badiyi, Uri Massad.
Writer:
Carjen Alexis
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Hardy Krüger as Arthur Hersfeld |
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Jason Robards as Inspector Barkan |
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Gila Almagor as Amina |
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Mike Burstyn as Uri |
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Haim Bashi as Youseff |
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Peter Capell as Mahmoud |
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Eva Christian as Karin |
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Eli Cohen as Raz |
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Sabi Dorr as Rauf |
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Blandine Ebinger as |
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Dudu Elharar as Halil |
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Youseff Farrah as Amir |
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Georg Hartmann as Taxi Driver |
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Michael Hinz as Martin |
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Efrat Lavie as Ronit |
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Peter Neusser as Inspector |
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Jörg Pleva as Zui Adam |
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Arieh Sachs as Naftali |
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Ingeborg Schöner as |
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Itzik Weiss as Arab Boy |
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Rolf Zacher as Student |
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Zadok Zarfati as Said |
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Jennifer Jason Leigh as Girl Playing with Ball (uncredited) |
| Directing | Reza Badiyi | Director |
| Directing | Uri Massad | Director |
| Writing | Carjen Alexis | Screenplay |
| Writing | Paul Hengge | Story |
| Sound | Hans-Martin Majewski | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Tomislav Pinter | Director of Photography |
| Art | Mario Stock | Art Direction |
| Directing | Eva Ebner | Assistant Director |
| Production | Eric Dichne | Production Manager |
| Production | Arik Dichner | Production Manager |
| Sound | Wolf Dieter Peters | Sound Recordist |
| Lighting | Avraham Leibman | Gaffer |
| Production | Herbert Kerz | Production Manager |