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Howard Kaplan is the author of 6 books including “The Damascus Cover” which was made into a feature film starring Jonathan Rhys Meyer and Sir John Hurt in his final film role. Howard talks about how it took 10 years to make the film.
Howard Kaplan, a native of Los Angeles, has lived in Israel and traveled extensively through Lebanon, Syria and Egypt. At the age of 21, he was sent on a mission into the Soviet Union to smuggle a dissident’s manuscript on microfilm to London. His first trip was a success.
Damascus Cover is a 2017 political thriller film, directed by Daniel Zelik Berk, from a screenplay by Berk and Samantha Newton. It is based upon the 1977 novel of the same name by Howard Kaplan. It stars Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Olivia Thirlby, Jürgen Prochnow, Igal Naor, Navid Negahban and John Hurt.
Aug 30, 2016 · Writer Howard Kaplan was a college junior when he visited Syria in 1971; now ‘The Damascus Cover’ is an indie thriller. By Jessica Steinberg.
Howard Kaplan is the author of 6 books including “The Damascus Cover” which was made into a feature film starring Jonathan Rhys Meyer and Sir John Hurt in his final film role. Howard talks about how it took 10 years to make the film.
Aug 2, 2018 · Howard Kaplan drew on his own memories of working for Mossad when he wrote the novel behind new spy thriller movie Damascus Cover, out this week
Jan 1, 2001 · Howard Kaplan’s The Damascus Cover is a slice of the underbelly of a world in turmoil, saturated in hate and mistrust. One false move, one misplaced alliance and the death knell tolls.
