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Mission: Impossible (1996)

An American agent, under false suspicion of disloyalty, must discover and expose the real spy without the help of his organization.

Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible
PG-13
Action
Adventure
Thriller

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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