Hollywood Films Inspired by Mossad Operations
Israel's Mossad has carried out many daring operations inspiring Hollywood films. Notable adaptations include 'Munich' (2005), 'Kidon' (2011), 'Operation Finale' (2018), 'The Angel' (2018), 'The Spy' (2019), and 'The Red Sea Diving Resort' (2019). These films dramatize real-life missions, showcasing Mossad’s complex covert operations.
Israel's intelligence agency Mossad is renowned for its complex and covert operations.
One of the recent events, explosions in Lebanon allegedly triggered remotely by Israel, killing 32, accentuates Mossad's capabilities.
These real-life missions have frequently inspired filmmakers, resulting in some notable works: 'Munich' (2005) directed by Steven Spielberg portrays Mossad's 'Wrath of God' operation to assassinate those responsible for the 1972 Olympics terror attack.
'Kidon' (2011) is a spy-action-comedy based on the 2010 assassination of Hamas commander Mahmoud Al-Mabhouh in Dubai.
'Operation Finale' (2018) dramatizes the 1960 capture of Adolf Eichmann, a Holocaust architect, in Argentina.
'The Angel' (2018) recounts the story of Ashraf Marwan, an Egyptian diplomat turned Mossad double agent who provided vital intelligence during the 1973 Yom Kippur War.
'The Spy' (2019), a Netflix series, chronicles Mossad agent Eli Cohen's infiltration into 1960s Syrian high society, providing intelligence critical to winning the 1967 Six-Day War.
'The Red Sea Diving Resort' (2019) highlights Operation Brothers, Mossad's early 1980s mission to rescue Ethiopian Jews through a covert resort on the Sudanese coast.
One of the recent events, explosions in Lebanon allegedly triggered remotely by Israel, killing 32, accentuates Mossad's capabilities.
These real-life missions have frequently inspired filmmakers, resulting in some notable works: 'Munich' (2005) directed by Steven Spielberg portrays Mossad's 'Wrath of God' operation to assassinate those responsible for the 1972 Olympics terror attack.
'Kidon' (2011) is a spy-action-comedy based on the 2010 assassination of Hamas commander Mahmoud Al-Mabhouh in Dubai.
'Operation Finale' (2018) dramatizes the 1960 capture of Adolf Eichmann, a Holocaust architect, in Argentina.
'The Angel' (2018) recounts the story of Ashraf Marwan, an Egyptian diplomat turned Mossad double agent who provided vital intelligence during the 1973 Yom Kippur War.
'The Spy' (2019), a Netflix series, chronicles Mossad agent Eli Cohen's infiltration into 1960s Syrian high society, providing intelligence critical to winning the 1967 Six-Day War.
'The Red Sea Diving Resort' (2019) highlights Operation Brothers, Mossad's early 1980s mission to rescue Ethiopian Jews through a covert resort on the Sudanese coast.
