Cinematic background from Mission: Impossible 1996 - When Ethan Hunt, the leader of a crack espionage team whose perilous operation has gone awry with no explanation, discovers that a mole has penetrated the CIA, he's surprised to learn that he's the No. 1 suspect. To clear his name, Hunt now must ferret out the real double agent and, in the process, even the score.

Mission: Impossible

1996

Action, Adventure, Thriller

Directors:
Brian De Palma
Writers:
David Koepp, Bruce Geller, Robert Towne, Steven Zaillian
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Movie still from “Mission: Impossible” (1996), directed by Brian De Palma – A person wearing headphones; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Mission: Impossible” (1996), directed by Brian De Palma – An older woman sitting at a desk in front of a man in a suit; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mission: Impossible” (1996), directed by Brian De Palma – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Mission: Impossible” (1996), directed by Brian De Palma – A person with long hair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mission: Impossible” (1996), directed by Brian De Palma – A woman wearing sunglasses standing on top of a stage; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mission: Impossible” (1996), directed by Brian De Palma – A man and a woman are kissing each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Mission: Impossible” (1996), directed by Brian De Palma – A person wearing a black jacket; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Mission: Impossible” (1996), directed by Brian De Palma – A man and a woman wearing glasses and a white shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mission: Impossible” (1996), directed by Brian De Palma – A person wearing a headset; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mission: Impossible” (1996), directed by Brian De Palma – A person wearing a pair of glasses; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Mission: Impossible” (1996), directed by Brian De Palma – A man with long blonde hair standing in front of a window; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mission: Impossible” (1996), directed by Brian De Palma – A boat is in the water next to a building; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Mission: Impossible” (1996), directed by Brian De Palma – A view of a city at night from across a river; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Mission: Impossible” (1996), directed by Brian De Palma – A man and a woman standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mission: Impossible” (1996), directed by Brian De Palma – People are sitting at tables outside of an aquarium; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Mission: Impossible” (1996), directed by Brian De Palma – A man with a bald head wearing a jacket; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Mission: Impossible” (1996), directed by Brian De Palma – A woman in a gray jacket is looking at a man in a suit; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Mission: Impossible” (1996), directed by Brian De Palma – A computer screen with a person's face on it; Extreme Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Mission: Impossible” (1996), directed by Brian De Palma – A computer screen showing a woman's face on a computer screen; Extreme Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Mission: Impossible” (1996), directed by Brian De Palma – A man and a woman looking at each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Mission: Impossible” (1996), directed by Brian De Palma – People walking on a bridge in front of a castle; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Mission: Impossible” (1996), directed by Brian De Palma – A computer screen showing a woman's face and fingerprints on it; Extreme Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Mission: Impossible” (1996), directed by Brian De Palma – A woman in a black jacket is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mission: Impossible” (1996), directed by Brian De Palma – A person wearing a black shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Mission: Impossible” (1996), directed by Brian De Palma – An older man and a young woman standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mission: Impossible” (1996), directed by Brian De Palma – A man standing next to a wall near a body of water at night; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Mission: Impossible” (1996), directed by Brian De Palma – A man in a vest and tie sitting in a car; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mission: Impossible” (1996), directed by Brian De Palma – A computer screen with a picture of a woman; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Mission: Impossible” (1996), directed by Brian De Palma – A beautiful young woman with long brown hair and blue eyes; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Mission: Impossible” (1996), directed by Brian De Palma – A man wearing a hat talking on a phone; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mission: Impossible” (1996), directed by Brian De Palma – A person is walking on a cobblestone path in the dark; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Mission: Impossible” (1996), directed by Brian De Palma – A person wearing a black shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Mission: Impossible” (1996), directed by Brian De Palma – A man hanging from a rope in a building; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mission: Impossible” (1996), directed by Brian De Palma – A person wearing a black jacket; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Mission: Impossible” (1996), directed by Brian De Palma – An older man in a tan jacket stares at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mission: Impossible” (1996), directed by Brian De Palma – A man's face in a black and red shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mission: Impossible” (1996), directed by Brian De Palma – Two people sitting at a dinner table in front of an aquarium; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Mission: Impossible” (1996), directed by Brian De Palma – A woman sitting on a train looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Mission: Impossible” (1996), directed by Brian De Palma – A man and a woman looking up at the ceiling; Medium shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Mission: Impossible” (1996), directed by Brian De Palma – A person cutting a sign with a knife; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mission: Impossible” (1996), directed by Brian De Palma – A man with a beard and a leather jacket is looking at another man's face; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Mission: Impossible” (1996), directed by Brian De Palma – A man wearing a hat and a jacket is talking to another man; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Mission: Impossible” (1996), directed by Brian De Palma – A man in a red shirt and a tan jacket wearing a pair of sunglasses; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mission: Impossible” (1996), directed by Brian De Palma – A man and a woman are standing in front of a brick wall; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mission: Impossible” (1996), directed by Brian De Palma – A person smiling; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mission: Impossible” (1996), directed by Brian De Palma – An older woman talking on a cell phone; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mission: Impossible” (1996), directed by Brian De Palma – A woman with long brown hair wearing a black shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Mission: Impossible” (1996), directed by Brian De Palma – A man with a headset is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mission: Impossible” (1996), directed by Brian De Palma – A person sitting in a car; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Mission: Impossible” (1996), directed by Brian De Palma – An aerial view of a street with a person walking on the sidewalk; Extreme Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Mission: Impossible” (1996), directed by Brian De Palma – A person sitting on a window ledge in the rain; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mission: Impossible” (1996), directed by Brian De Palma – An older man holding a gun in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mission: Impossible” (1996), directed by Brian De Palma – A young man's face in the dark; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mission: Impossible” (1996), directed by Brian De Palma – A man standing in front of a building with his head turned to the side; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mission: Impossible” (1996), directed by Brian De Palma – A man in a tuxedo smiling at the camera; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Mission: Impossible” (1996), directed by Brian De Palma – Two men sitting next to each other in a room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Mission: Impossible” (1996), directed by Brian De Palma – A man and a woman face to face in a dark room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Mission: Impossible” (1996), directed by Brian De Palma – A person with long brown hair; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Mission: Impossible” (1996), directed by Brian De Palma – A man's face in front of a dark background; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mission: Impossible” (1996), directed by Brian De Palma – An older woman in a blue jacket and a gold necklace; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mission: Impossible” (1996), directed by Brian De Palma – A man and a woman standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mission: Impossible” (1996), directed by Brian De Palma – A man standing on the side of a street; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Mission: Impossible” (1996), directed by Brian De Palma – A man in a suit walking down a hall way; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mission: Impossible” (1996), directed by Brian De Palma – A person's face in a dark room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mission: Impossible” (1996), directed by Brian De Palma – A person wearing headphones; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Mission: Impossible” (1996), directed by Brian De Palma – An older man in a white suit and a woman in a green dress; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mission: Impossible” (1996), directed by Brian De Palma – A man and a woman face to face in front of a blue background; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Mission: Impossible” (1996), directed by Brian De Palma – A woman's face and a man's face in the background; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Mission: Impossible” (1996), directed by Brian De Palma – A man in a red shirt is praying; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mission: Impossible” (1996), directed by Brian De Palma – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Mission: Impossible” (1996), directed by Brian De Palma – A man in a white jacket holding a knife; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mission: Impossible” (1996), directed by Brian De Palma – An older man wearing a tie standing in front of a computer screen; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mission: Impossible” (1996), directed by Brian De Palma – Two men and a woman talking to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Mission: Impossible” (1996), directed by Brian De Palma – A man and a woman standing next to each other in the dark; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mission: Impossible” (1996), directed by Brian De Palma – A person with long blonde hair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mission: Impossible” (1996), directed by Brian De Palma – A man wearing glasses looking up at the ceiling; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mission: Impossible” (1996), directed by Brian De Palma – A man's face in a sweater; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mission: Impossible” (1996), directed by Brian De Palma – Two men in suits and ties standing next to each other in a room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mission: Impossible” (1996), directed by Brian De Palma – A group of people standing in front of an aquarium; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Mission: Impossible” (1996), directed by Brian De Palma – A person wearing a headset; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mission: Impossible” (1996), directed by Brian De Palma – A woman with blue eyes looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mission: Impossible” (1996), directed by Brian De Palma – A man's face in a dark room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mission: Impossible” (1996), directed by Brian De Palma – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mission: Impossible” (1996), directed by Brian De Palma – A man holding a gun while standing in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Mission: Impossible” (1996), directed by Brian De Palma – A person walking on a path near a fence; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Mission: Impossible” (1996), directed by Brian De Palma – A beautiful young woman with long brown hair and blue eyes; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Mission: Impossible” (1996), directed by Brian De Palma – A man in a black suit is laying on the ground; Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Mission: Impossible” (1996), directed by Brian De Palma – A woman in a white jacket is posing for a picture; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mission: Impossible” (1996), directed by Brian De Palma – A woman sitting in the driver's seat of a car; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Mission: Impossible” (1996), directed by Brian De Palma – A car is on fire in the middle of the night; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Mission: Impossible” (1996), directed by Brian De Palma – A person wearing a white shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Mission: Impossible” (1996), directed by Brian De Palma – A woman and a man sitting next to each other in a room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Mission: Impossible” (1996), directed by Brian De Palma – An older man wearing a headset with one hand to his mouth; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mission: Impossible” (1996), directed by Brian De Palma – Looking up at the ceiling of a building; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mission: Impossible” (1996), directed by Brian De Palma – An older man wearing a suit and tie with a headset on; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mission: Impossible” (1996), directed by Brian De Palma – A person wearing a black shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Mission: Impossible” (1996), directed by Brian De Palma – A man's face in front of a wall; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mission: Impossible” (1996), directed by Brian De Palma – A person is holding a button to turn on a light; Extreme Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Mission: Impossible” (1996), directed by Brian De Palma – A beautiful young woman with long brown hair and blue eyes; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Mission: Impossible” (1996), directed by Brian De Palma – A man and a woman wearing glasses and a tuxedo; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle