Mission: Impossible
A tense, twisty spy procedural where a team executes elaborate cons and disguises to outwit targets, with a brisk pace and clever reveals.
Same creator: Bruce Geller · Tense, earnest · about deception and conspiracy · procedural
Mission: Impossible
A cool, cerebral caper where elaborate disguises and clockwork schemes unfold with suspenseful precision, rewarding close attention.
About television series (1966-1973)
Genres action, crime, adventure
Created by Bruce Geller
Starring Martin Landau, Leonard Nimoy, Sam Elliott, Peter Graves, Barbara Bain, Lesley Ann Warren, Steven Hill, Peter Lupus
Music Lalo Schifrin
Length 7 seasons, 171 episodes, 48 min each
Network CBS
Country United States
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