Mission: Impossible

US, 1966

TV show
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Mission: Impossible is an American television series that was created and initially produced by Bruce Geller. It chronicles the missions of a team of secret government agents known as the Impossible Missions Force. In the first season, the team is led by Dan Briggs, played by Steven Hill; Jim Phelps, played by Peter Graves, takes charge for the remaining seasons. A hallmark of the series shows Briggs or Phelps receiving his instructions on a recording that then self-destructs, followed by the theme music composed by Lalo Schifrin.

The series aired on the CBS network from September 1966 to March 1973, then returned to television for two seasons on ABC, from 1988 to 1990, retaining only Graves in the cast. It later inspired a popular series of theatrical motion pictures starring Tom Cruise, beginning in 1996.

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Credits

producer

Allan Balter

Barry Crane

Joseph Gantman

Robert H. Justman

William Woodfield

production company

Desilu Productions

Paramount Television Studios

writer

William Woodfield

Duration

01:00:00

Production places
US
Production dates
1966

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

tmdb-tv-4357

Language

English

Subject categories

Action & Adventure

Crime

Drama

Mystery

TMDB-TV

4357

Wikidata

Q369111

Collected

225 times

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