The Spy is a French English-language espionage television miniseries, created and directed by Gideon Raff, based on the life of Israel's top Mossad spy Eli Cohen, who is portrayed by Sacha Baron Cohen (no relation).

Feb 25, 2025 · From deeply emotional documentaries to light-hearted comedies, here are the best films on Netflix that capture various aspects of Jewish culture and identity. 9. To Each, Her Own (2018)

Sep 7, 2019 · In “The Spy,” he once again goes undercover, but in a very different way. The actor and filmmaker portrays the real-life Eli Cohen, a daring Israeli agent who embedded himself in the...

Apr 29, 2020 · Steven Spielberg ‘s 2005 historical drama retells the true-life story of Operation Wrath of God, the Israeli government’s secret retaliation against the Palestine Liberation Organisation, following the slaughter of 11 Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics.

Sep 5, 2019 · Here’s the true story behind The Spy. Who was Eli Cohen? Eliyahu (Eli) Cohen, an Egyptian Jew, was born in Alexandria in 1924. As a young adult, he worked within Egypt to secretly assist other...

In the 1960s, Israeli clerk-turned-secret agent Eli Cohen goes deep undercover inside Syria on a perilous, years-long mission to spy for Mossad. Watch trailers & learn more.

Based on the life of Israeli spy Eli Cohen. While Israel prepares to strike a Syrian target identified by Eli, suspicion closes in around him. Retaliation is swift -- and ruthless. After a bloody coup, Eli insinuates himself closer to the center of Syrian power. But the emotional demands of the job take a severe toll. Eli Cohen …

Sep 17, 2020 · It introduced to the Western world the story of Eli Cohen, the legendary Israeli spy who, in the early 1960s, infiltrated the high command of Syria’s socialist Ba’ath Party and gathered military information that helped Israel win the 1967 Six …

Sep 13, 2019 · Sacha Baron Cohen plays an important and very Jewish role in Netflix's "The Spy." Here's why this series, while flawed, is definitely worth watching.

Sep 6, 2019 · Sacha Baron Cohen is no stranger to being in some serious disguises for his comedy. But in Netflix's The Spy, Baron Cohen is going seriously undercover as the secret agent Eli Cohen. The Spy is...