The Spy Who Never Was

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.

Cast

Hardy Krüger

as Arthur Hersfeld

Jason Robards

as Inspector Barkan

Gila Almagor

as Amina

Mike Burstyn

as Uri

Haim Bashi

as Youseff

Peter Capell

as Mahmoud

Eva Christian

as Karin

Eli Cohen

as Raz

Sabi Dorr

as Rauf

Blandine Ebinger

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