Mission: Impossible vs. the Mob

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Mission: Impossible vs. the Mob
Directed by Paul Stanley
Written byAllan Balter
William Read Woodfield
Robert Towne
Produced by Bruce Geller
Joseph Gantman
Robert F. O'Neill
John W. Rogers
Starring Peter Graves
Martin Landau
Barbara Bain
Greg Morris
Peter Lupus
Vincent Gardenia
Nick Colasanto
Cinematography Michel Hugo
Music by Lalo Schifrin
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date
  • December 1967 (1967-12)
Running time
110 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Mission: Impossible vs. the Mob is a 1967 American spy film. It is the first film based on the television series Mission: Impossible , consisting of a compilation of a two-part episode of the original series from 1967 called "The Council". [1]

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The film was released in parts of Europe and Australia. Theatrical posters were released for its screening in Australia.

Cast

ActorRole
Peter Graves Jim Phelps
Martin Landau Rollin Hand
Barbara Bain Cinnamon Carter
Greg Morris Barney Collier
Peter Lupus Willy Armitage
Vincent Gardenia Vito Lugana
Eduardo Ciannelli Jack Rycher
Nicholas Colasanto Jimmy Bibo
Paul Lambert Al Morgan
Stuart Nisbet Dr. Emerson Reese

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References

  1. Britton, Wesley Alan (2004). Spy television. Praeger. p. 128. ISBN   978-0275981631 . Retrieved 2013-03-23.

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