Mission: Impossible

Theatrical - Wide 1996-05-22

Cast Tom Cruise Jon Voight Emmanuelle Beart Henry Czerny Jean Reno Ving Rhames Kristin Scott Thomas Vanessa Redgrave
Directed by Brian De Palma
Written by Bruce Geller David Koepp Steven Zaillian Robert Towne

Genres: Action

Synopsis

A former Russian spy selling international intelligence on the black market … a list containing names of the top undercover agents in the world … a corrupt agent doubling for an unknown organization … a mysterious arms dealer … a spy agency ready to disavow the actions or existence of any of its members captured or killed … and one man on a mission which seems impossible …

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