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The Angel

The Angel

20186.61h 54m

Overview

True story of Ashraf Marwan, who was President Nasser's son-in-law and special adviser and confidant to his successor Anwar Sadat - while simultaneously Israeli Intelligence's most precious asset of the 20th century. Based on NYT bestselling book 'The Angel: The Egyptian Spy Who Saved Israel' by Uri Bar-Joseph.

Directed by Ariel Vromen
Written by David Arata
Produced by Simon Istolainen, Antoine Stioui, Zafrir Kochanovsky
Box OfficeBudget: $12.0M0

Top Cast

Marwan Kenzari

Marwan Kenzari

Ashraf Marwan

Toby Kebbell

Toby Kebbell

Danny Ben Aroya

Hannah Ware

Hannah Ware

Diana Davis

Waleed Zuaiter

Waleed Zuaiter

Gamal Abdel Nasser

Maisa Abd Elhadi

Maisa Abd Elhadi

Mona Marwan

Sasson Gabai

Sasson Gabai

Anwar Sadat

Ori Pfeffer

Ori Pfeffer

Zvi Zamir

Slimane Dazi

Slimane Dazi

Sami Sharaf

Sapir Azulay

Sapir Azulay

Souad

Mali Levi

Mali Levi

Natalie Ben Aroya

Themes & Keywords

egyptisraelpoliticspower politicsinternational intriguemale spybiographical

About The Angel

The Angel is a action, drama, history, thriller, war film released in 2018 exploring themes of egypt, israel, politics, power politics, international intrigue, male spy. Directed by Ariel Vromen, it stars Marwan Kenzari, Toby Kebbell, Hannah Ware. True story of Ashraf Marwan, who was President Nasser's son-in-law and special adviser and confidant to his successor Anwar Sadat - while simultaneously Israeli Intelligence's most precious asset of the 20th century. Based on NYT bestselling book 'The Angel: The Egyptian Spy Who Saved Israel' by Uri Bar-Joseph.

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