
Movie · action, drama
The Spy Who Never Was
Tod eines Fremden
1976 · 1h 53m
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What is it about? 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.
Genres: action, drama. Themes: mistaken identity, enemy agent, terrorist group.
Cast and crew The Spy Who Never Was
AllCreators
- Directed byReza Badiyi
- Directed byUri Massad
- ScreenplayCarjen Alexis
- MusicHans-Martin Majewski
- CinematographyTomislav Pinter
Full cast and crew23 cast members, 13 crew
Cast:
- Hardy Krüger · Arthur Hersfeld
- Jason Robards · Inspector Barkan
- Gila Almagor · Amina
- Mike Burstyn · Uri
- Haim Bashi · Youseff
- Peter Capell · Mahmoud
- Eva Christian · Karin
- Eli Cohen · Raz
- Sabi Dorr · Rauf
- Blandine Ebinger
- Dudu Elharar · Halil
- Youseff Farrah · Amir
- Georg Hartmann · Taxi Driver
- Michael Hinz · Martin
- Efrat Lavie · Ronit
- Peter Neusser · Inspector
- Jörg Pleva · Zui Adam
- Arieh Sachs · Naftali
- Ingeborg Schöner
- Itzik Weiss · Arab Boy
- Rolf Zacher · Student
- Zadok Zarfati · Said
- Jennifer Jason Leigh · Girl Playing with Ball (uncredited)
Crew:
- Reza Badiyi · Director
- Uri Massad · Director
- Hans-Martin Majewski · Original Music Composer
- Paul Hengge · Story
- Tomislav Pinter · Director of Photography
- Carjen Alexis · Screenplay
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Details The Spy Who Never Was

- First theatrical release
- June 1, 1976
- Release in the US
- June 1, 1976
- Countries
- Germany, Israel
- Original language
- English
- Original title
- Tod eines Fremden
- Studios
- Delta Commerz, Willy Gafni Ltd.
Frequently asked questions
How long is The Spy Who Never Was?
1h 53m (113 minutes).
Who’s in The Spy Who Never Was?
Hardy Krüger, Jason Robards, Gila Almagor, Mike Burstyn, Haim Bashi, Peter Capell, Eva Christian, Eli Cohen, Sabi Dorr, and Blandine Ebinger. Directed by Reza Badiyi and Uri Massad.
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