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

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Cast

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Claire Phelps (as Emmanuelle Beart)
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Sarah Davies (as Kristin Scott-Thomas)
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Storyline

Based on the hit T.V. series. Jim Phelps was sent to Prague for a mission to prevent the theft of classified material. His wife Claire and his trusted partner Ethan Hunt were members of Phelps' team. Unfortunately, something went horribly wrong and the mission failed, leaving Ethan Hunt the lone survivor. After he reported the failed mission, Kettridge 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") to try to find who set him up and to clear his name. Written by John Wiggins

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Expect the Impossible


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Release Date:

13 September 1996 (Sweden)  »

Also Known As:

Mission: Impossible  »

Box Office

Budget:

$80,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£11,040,340 (UK) (19 July 1996)

Gross:

$180,965,237 (USA) (22 November 1996)
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2.35 : 1
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Trivia

In the scene where Ethan Hunt studies Senator John Waltzer appearing in a TV interview, in order to impersonate him later, it is (of course) Tom Cruise himself on the TV screen. So, strictly speaking, it can be maintained that Cruise actually has two roles in this film, as Ethan Hunt and as the real Senator. See more »

Goofs

(at around 1h 5 mins) Claire places the tracker on the NOC list's technician near the top of his left shoulder. When we see him in the bathroom in the overhead shot, the gray square has dropped to his lower back on the left side, closer to the center. It is visible when he reaches to clean the sink. See more »

Quotes

Max: Who are you?... and *what* are you doing here?
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Crazy Credits

The opening credits contain several plot points from the movie. See more »

Connections

Referenced in Andi Ommsen ist der letzte Lude (2003) See more »

Soundtracks

Theme From Mission: Impossible
By Lalo Schifrin
Performed by Larry Mullen Jr. & Adam Clayton
Produced by Larry Mullen Jr. with David Beal
Courtesy of Island Records, Inc.
Contains sample from the original soundtrack recording of "Mission: Impossible Theme"
Conducted by Lalo Schifrin
Courtesy of GNP Crescendo Records and Paramount Pictures
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Thrilling Thriller
7 February 2006 | by (London, England) – See all my reviews

Brian De Palma delivers a kinetic live wire suspense filled espionage thriller to open the Mission Impossible franchise. The camera work is exceptional with De Palma's trademark sense of motion applied to suspenseful heists and an amazing train ride sequence during which you really get the sense of speed and danger. Also created is one of the most iconic images from any thriller of recent times Tom Cruise suspended mid heist inches from a pressure sensitive floor. Cruise lives up to his star billing and for me really nails the Ethan Hunt character, Jean Reno, Ving Rames and the stunning Emmanuelle Beart provide able support.

My one problem with this film and unfortunately quite a big problem is that the twist in the tale can be seen coming a mile off. Which is a real shame as this film is inventive, fun, stylish and everything a main stream thriller should be.

Fun but the twist in the tale doesn't have enough of a sting 7/10


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