Missione Impossibile

La sezione Impossible Mission Force (IMF) è un gruppo di espertissimi agenti segreti che lavorano per sventare ogni possibile attentato nei confronti della democrazia. Specializzati in travestimenti ed indagini sotto copertura, lavorano tutti come infiltrati, vengono inviati in missione dopo aver ricevuto un messaggio in cui son contenute le istruzioni da seguire su un nastro che si autodistruggerà subito dopo essere stato ascoltato.
Creato da: Bruce Geller |
Genere: Action & Adventure | Crime | Dramma |

Numero di stagioni: 7
Numero di episodi: 171
Data prima messa in onda: 1966-09-17
Data ultima messa in onda: 1973-03-30

Approfondimenti

Steven Hill left the cast after one season for two main reasons: 1) because as an Orthodox Jew, [...]	D
For several years, the series first season was not shown in syndication, due to the fact that m [...]	D
The only one of the team shown to have a relative was Barney Collier, whose brother, Lawrence w [...]	D
It is never mentioned what city the various characters lived in.	D
During seasons 6 and 7 , one statement disappeared that was on the tapes Dan and Jim received d [...]	D
Whenever Dan or Jim received their instructions, they always turned on the tape recorder first, [...]	D
When Greg Morris was invited to the premiere of "Mission: Impossible (1996)", he was so upset b [...]	D
Lynda Day George's character is now credited as "Lisa Casey". The name came about as a result o [...]	D
Missione impossibile: The Code (1969)(#4.1) was the first to air after the end of Star Trek (19 [...]	D
Willy Armatage was one of the few members of the team who did not smoke cigarettes.	D
In numerous episodes, a large, white, ornate archway with a metal gate was used, usually as the [...]	D
The mission assignment recording most often self-destructs after five seconds. Six times it is [...]	D
The faceless figure shown striking a match in the opening credits was series creator Bruce Gell [...]	D
In season one, episode two, "Memory", Briggs did not receive his instructions via tape or films [...]	D
During season one, Briggs selected the use of a Repertory Theatre/Theater group within the miss [...]	D
Peter Lupus , Sam Elliott Lynda Day George and Lesley Warren are the only surviving regular cas [...]	D
Weapons used dated from World War II, for 1960s-era episodes.	D
Leonard Nimoy's character replaced Martin Landau's character in season four. It's believed that [...]	D
Academy Award winners Edmund O'Brien and George Sanders appeared on this show. O'Brien in seaso [...]	D
Of the 148 missions in which Phelps or Briggs received a tape-recorded briefing, 119 began with [...]	D
During the first season, Martin Landau's face was not shown during the main title sequence. Dur [...]	D
The campus of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, California was often used as [...]	D
Martin Landau and his then wife Barbara Bain jointly left the show after the third season, due [...]	D
Cancelled in 1973, it was the last survivor of the 1960s spy series craze that had produced sho [...]	D
Whenever someone wore a rubber mask, it was almost always one of the heroes.	D
Spoofed in Mad Magazine as "Mission: Ridiculous".	D
The main reason for Daniel Briggs (Steven Hill), and later Jim Phelps (Peter Graves), looking t [...]	D
Contrary to popular belief, Leonard Nimoy and William Shatner never appeared on the same episod [...]	D
After Charlie Bluhdorn bought Desilu from Lucille Ball in 1968, he slashed the budgets of "Star [...]	D
When Lynda Day George was forced to miss several episodes during the seventh season, due to mat [...]	D
Paula Patton's character in "Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol" is named Jane Carter, which wa [...]	D
In many of the European countries the team as well as the locals drive Checker cars. Checker wa [...]	D
When this show was bought by ARD for the West German market in 1967, only selected episodes fro [...]	D
When selecting agents from the I.M.F. folder, the pictures of the agents selected for the missi [...]	D
Many of the photos that accompany the recorded instructions look like they were taken by the sa [...]	D
Although Barney's file includes a letter from the United States Air Force, in the first part of [...]	D
Joseph Ruskin, who made several appearances as a villain in the first six seasons of the series [...]	D
In "Zubronik's Ghost" and "Elena," Dan mentions at the mission briefing that he can't participa [...]	D
Greg Morris and Peter Lupus were the only original cast members to remain on the show throughou [...]	D
Included amongst the "1001 television shows you must see before you die", edited by Steven Schn [...]	D
In Season 1, there are 7 episodes in which Briggs is seen receiving his instructions and settin [...]	D
The series not only re-used existing exterior standing sets and buildings on the former "R.K.O. [...]	D
Greg Morris appeared in the most episodes of the series, he was absent for just five. He is als [...]	D
Daniel Briggs can be seen driving either a black or light blue 1967 Lincoln Continental convert [...]	D
"Action!", "The Town", "Kidnap" are the only episodes in which the head of the I.M.F. team did [...]	D
All mission assignment recordings end in "Good luck, Dan" (season one) or "Good luck, Jim" (sea [...]	D
Nearly every non-lead actor or actress that worked on Star Trek: The Original Series (1966), al [...]	D
Despite the I.M.F. being a secret organization, many of the team members had very high public p [...]	D
The same footage was used over and over for the beginning sequences. The only thing that was ch [...]	D
Although the I.M.F. usually received its instructions from a self-destructing reel-to-reel tape [...]	D
The rhythm of the notes in the Mission: Impossible Theme was inspired by Morse Code - dash dash [...]	D
This show (not including the 1988 sequel series) had the most episodes of any English-language [...]	D
Barbara Anderson, who's character Mimi Davis appeared in several season seven episodes during L [...]	D
In a couple of later episodes, Jim Phelps could be seen driving a 1969 Dodge Coronet R/T conver [...]	D
Leonard Nimoy once stated in an interview that he left the series (after being on for two seaso [...]	D
The logical economical production reason for the occasional re-used scenes of Jim receiving the [...]	D
In the season 3 episode "Nitro," Barney impersonates a computer programmer to get into the vill [...]	D
In season 5, the producers wanted to replace Peter Lupus with Sam Elliott, apparently because t [...]	D
Many episodes involve warehouses and industrial buildings. These were office buildings, warehou [...]	D
During the fifth season, Peter Lupus was replaced in some episodes by Sam Elliott.	D
Martin Landau and Lesley Ann Warren appeared in "Giuseppe (1995)."	D
In "The Photographer", it's revealed that Cinnamon's full name is Cinnamon Carter Crawford. The [...]	D
When the reel-to-reel tape recorder was playing the mission's instructions, it was actually in [...]	D
It's never explained the amount of time passing between Jim initially receiving the mission, se [...]	D
There never was any explanation given for why Daniel Briggs was no longer the head of the I.M.F [...]	D
When Briggs or Phelps received instructions, the usual last words were "This tape will self-des [...]	D
Missione impossibile: The Code (1969)(#4.1) aired on Mike Johansen's & Naomi Watts's first birt [...]	D
After five seasons of stories of international intrigue, the I.M.F. spent the final two seasons [...]	D
As told by creator Bruce Geller: this series models itself after France's film, Topkapi (1964), [...]	D
When the show began, Ford was the main supplier of cars. During the later seasons, Chrysler was [...]	D
The show re-used many actors and actresses: John Vernon ("The Exchange"), ("The Falcon"), ("The [...]	D
In nearly every episode, the bulk of the "incidential" music is actually various arrangements o [...]	D
According to Robert H. Justman in his book "Star Trek: The Real Story", this show's famous them [...]	D
Bob Johnson (the voice heard on most episodes saying, "Good morning, Mr. Briggs", or "Phelps.") [...]	D
The exact Secretary is never disclosed, but, given the I.M.F.'s international purview in the fi [...]	D
The reason that Tom Cruise wanted to make a movie version of "Mission Impossible" was because h [...]	D
Because of the disguises he wore, Rollin Hand was known as "The Man of a Million Faces".	D
The fourth season was the only one not to feature a regular female cast member.	D
Only 120 missions include the famous warning that the tape will "self-destruct": 5 say that the [...]	D
In the pilot episode, Cinnamon seems to freely admit and accept that part of her I.M.F. role in [...]	D
In season one, episode three, "Operation Rogosh", when Briggs is choosing agents for the missio [...]	D
Barbara Bain reprised her role of Cinnamon Carter in an episode of "Diagnosis: Murder," (Un det [...]	D
When Jim Phelps first appeared, his main ride was a greenish-blue 1967 Mercury Parklane convert [...]	D
While Mr. Phelps is reviewing the candidate photos for the mission packet, the character played [...]	D
In the beginning of the episode, when the team leader is reviewing candidates to be selected fo [...]	D
According to Peter Lupus, Bruce Geller did not want any of the regular cast members making appe [...]	D
1967 season of "The Avengers" included Agente speciale: Mission... Highly Improbable (1967)	D
This series gave Peter Lupus (Willy) the chance to work under his own name. Most of his previou [...]	D
Pasadena City Hall in Pasadena, California was often used as a foreign country's capital buildi [...]	D
Bernard L. Kowalski, who'd been immensely impressed by the mood and style of "Ipcress (1965)," [...]	D
Lalo Schifrin's score, played in a highly uncommon 5/4 time signature earlier popularized by Da [...]	D

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Errori

Cinnamon Carter is an famous model. (She is shown as "Model of the Year" on an "Elite" Magazine cov [...]	D
In numerous episodes a very tiny black "tape player" is used. It is identifiable by the aluminum ta [...]	D
In multiple cases, Barney acts as a character such as a guard or an electrical worker in Eastern Eu [...]	D
Multiple episodes set in European countries have Barney working on electrical wiring to achieve the [...]	D
Many of the photos that accompany the recorded instructions at the start of the mission look like t [...]	D
In many episodes, Jim closes the snap binding on the IMF folder, but when the camera zooms to it fo [...]	D
In numerous episodes they load the villain's gun with blanks or give them a gun with some blanks an [...]	D
In some episodes the tape recorder switch is shown on "rewind" instead of "play". (This is because [...]	D
In almost every episode someone has to pick a lock. They insert the pick, wiggle it a few times and [...]	D
In numerous episodes one of the characters will unscrew an electrical outlet, then reach in and pul [...]	D
For the entire series there is never any explanation why the IMF team leader has to obtain the miss [...]	D
Some members of the team have high public profiles, yet when on missions (esp. in the U.S.) not one [...]	D