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The Spy Who Never Was

The Spy Who Never Was

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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.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

113 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

01 June 1976

Country

Germany

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

Dudu Elharar

Dudu Elharar

Halil

Youseff Farrah

Youseff Farrah

Amir

Georg Hartmann

Georg Hartmann

Taxi Driver

Michael Hinz

Michael Hinz

Martin

Efrat Lavie

Efrat Lavie

Ronit

Peter Neusser

Peter Neusser

Inspector

Jörg Pleva

Jörg Pleva

Zui Adam

Arieh Sachs

Arieh Sachs

Naftali

Ingeborg Schöner

Ingeborg Schöner

Itzik Weiss

Itzik Weiss

Arab Boy

Rolf Zacher

Rolf Zacher

Student

Zadok Zarfati

Zadok Zarfati

Said

Jennifer Jason Leigh

Jennifer Jason Leigh

Girl Playing with Ball (uncredited)

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