Mission: Impossible
- Release Date
- May 22, 1996
- Director
- Brian De Palma
- Cast
- Tom Cruise , Jon Voight , Emmanuelle Béart , Henry Czerny , Jean Reno , Ving Rhames
- Runtime
- 1hr 50min
- Main Genre
- Action
- Studio
- Paramount Pictures, Cruise/Wagner Productions
- Writers
- Bruce Geller , David Koepp , Steven Zaillian , Robert Towne
- Tagline
- Only the mission matters
- Franchise
- Mission: Impossible
Summary
Based on the hit television series. Jim Phelps (Jon Voight) was sent to Prague for a mission to prevent the theft of classified material. His wife Claire (Emmanuelle Béart) and his trusted partner Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) were members of Phelps' team. Unfortunately, something went horribly wrong and the mission failed, leaving Ethan Hunt the seemingly lone survivor. After he reported the failed mission, Kittridge (Henry Czerny), the head of the agency, suspects Ethan of being the culprit for the failed mission. Now, Ethan uses unorthodox methods (which includes the aid of an arms dealer going by the name "Max" (Vanessa Redgrave)) to try to find who set him up and to clear his name.
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