The Operative (film)

The Operative
The Operative
	Film poster
Directed by	Yuval Adler
Written by	Yuval Adler
Based on	The English Teacher; by Yiftach Reicher-Atir
Produced by	Anne Carey; Jonathan Doweck; Viola Fügen; Michael Weber;
Starring	Diane Kruger; Martin Freeman; Cas Anvar;
Cinematography	Kolja Brandt
Edited by	Hansjörg Weißbrich
Music by	Frank Ilfman
Production; companies	Black Bear Pictures; Match Factory Productions; Spiro Films; Archer Gray Productions; Le Pacte; Mountain Trail Films;
Distributed by	Lev Cinemas (Israel); Le Pacte (France); Weltkino (Germany); Vertical Entertainment (United States);
Release dates	February 10, 2019 (Berlinale); August 2, 2019 (United States);
Running time	120 minutes
Countries	France; Germany; Israel; United States; Iran;
Languages	English; Hebrew; Persian;
Box office	$1.4 million

The Operative is a 2019 internationally co-produced thriller film, written and directed by Israeli filmmaker Yuval Adler, based on the Hebrew novel The English Teacher (המורה לאנגלית) by Yiftach Reicher-Atir, a former intelligence officer. It stars Diane Kruger, Martin Freeman and Cas Anvar.

It had its world premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival on February 10, 2019. It was released on August 2, 2019, by Vertical Entertainment.