The story begins in 1959. Cohen was a family man leading a quiet, normal life working as an accountant in Tel Aviv when he is recruited by Israel's Mossad secret service and assigned a mission that would forever change his life, and the history of Israel.
2005 was the 40th anniversary year of Elie Cohen's death (May 18, 1965)
June 5-11, 2007 will be the 40th Anniversary of The Six-Day War--for which Elie Cohen's mission was substantially responsible for the quick victory.
- Awards -
The Impossible Spy won the ACE Award for Best Original Score. The same year, the film received four ACE Award Nominations for Outstanding Programming Achievement: 1. Best Dramatic or Theatrical Special ("The Impossible Spy") 2. Best Directing of a Dramatic or Theatrical Special (Jim Goddard) 3. Best Writing of a Dramatic Special (Marty Ross and Douglas Livingstone) 4. Best Original Score (Richard Hartley)