Mission Impossible (1996)
Front Cover Actor
Tom Cruise Ethan Hunt
Jon Voight Jim Phelps
Emmanuelle Béart Claire
Henry Czerny Kittridge
Jean Réno Krieger
Ving Rhames Luther
Michael Rogers Large Man
Ricco Ross Denied Area Security Guard
Rolf Saxon CIA Analyst William Donloe
Rudolf Pechan Mayor Brandl
Jean Reno Krieger
Kristin Scott Thomas Sarah Davies (as Kristin Scott-Thomas)
Vanessa Redgrave Max
Dale Dye Frank Barnes
Marcel Iures Golitsyn
Movie Details
Genre Action; Adventure; Thriller
Director Brian De Palma
Writer Bruce Geller; David Koepp
Studio UIP
Language English
Audience Rating PG13
Running Time 1 hr 50 mins
Country USA
Color Color
Plot
After he is framed for the death of several colleagues and falsely branded a traitor, a secret agent embarks on a daring scheme to clear his name in this spy adventure. Though it drew its name from the familiar television series, director Brian DePalma 's big-budget adaptation shares little more with the original show than the occasional self-destructing message and the name of team leader Jim Phelps ( Jon Voight ). The film focuses not on Phelps but his protégé, Ethan Hunt (a reserved Tom Cruise ), who becomes a fugitive after taking the blame for a botched operation. He responds by banding together with a group of fellow renegades, and he is soon maneuvering his way through a twisted series of double crosses that mainly serve as excuses for spectacular high-tech action sequences. Much of the activity revolves around a missing computer disk, with the film's most famous scene depicting Hunt's delicate efforts to retrieve the disk from a secure, well-alarmed room in CIA headquarters. — Judd Blaise
Personal Details
Seen It Yes
Index 384
In Collection Yes
Purchase Date 8/4/2003
Tape Label 133
Product Details
Format VHS
Region Region 1
Release Date 2003
Nr of Disks/Tapes 1
Links
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