Mission in Tangier

{{Short description|1949 film}}

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| name = Mission in Tangier
Mission à Tanger

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| director = André Hunebelle

| producer = André Hunebelle

| writer = Michel Audiard

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| starring = Raymond Rouleau
Gaby Sylvia
Mila Parély

| music = Jean Marion

| cinematography = Marcel Grignon

| editing = Jean Feyte

| studio = Production Artistique et Cinématographique

| distributor = Union Française de Production Cinématographique

| released = {{Film date|1949|06|4}}

| runtime = 100 minutes

| country = France

| language = French

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Mission in Tangier (French: Mission à Tanger) is a 1949 French spy thriller film directed by André Hunebelle and starring Raymond Rouleau, Gaby Sylvia and Mila Parély.[https://web.archive.org/web/20090526064725/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/284168 BFI.org]Moine p.226 It was the first in the trilogy of films featuring dashing reporter Georges Masse, and was followed in 1950 by Beware of Blondes. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Lucien Carré. It has been described as a French film noir.Spicer p.455

Plot

During the Second World War, Georges Masse undergoes a dangerous mission by taking secret documents from Tangiers to London.

Cast

References

Bibliography

  • Moine, Raphaëlle. Cinema Genre. John Wiley & Sons, 2009.
  • Spicer, Andrew. Historical Dictionary of Film Noir. Scarecrow Press, 2010.