The Champagne Spy  מרגל השמפניה

Gratz College
7605 Old York Road
Melrose Park, PA 19027

Saturday, March 15, 2008, 8:00 pm
Major Ze'ev Gur-Arie ( was an Israeli officer drafted by the Mossad in 1960 in order to penetrate the circle of German scientists developing weapons of mass destruction in Egypt. Champagne, love and deception are the elements of this riveting feature-documentary spy story. In this film, the son, Oded Gur-Arie (57) and Lotz's former colleagues and high ranking Mossad officials break over 40 year of silence and provide insight into the world of espionage and life of a spy and his family.
Country: Israel
Release Date: 2007
Time: 90 minutes
Genre: Documentary
Language: Hebrew with English subtitles
Director: Nadav Schirman
Topics: Mossad
Guest Speaker: Oded Gur-Arie Oded Gur-Arie was just a boy when he learned that his dad (known by his cover name, Wolfgang Lotz) was a spy. Today, Gur-Arie teaches entrepreneurship at Adrian College in Michigan.
 
Awards
Best Documentary - Israeli Academy Awards, 2007, Special Jury Nomination Award - DocAviv, 2007, Nominated European Film Award for best Documentary, 2007.