Mission in Tangier - Misplaced Pages

(Redirected from Mission à Tanger) 1949 film

Mission in Tangier Mission à Tanger

Directed by	André Hunebelle
Written by	Michel Audiard
Produced by	André Hunebelle
Starring	Raymond Rouleau Gaby Sylvia Mila Parély
Cinematography	Marcel Grignon
Edited by	Jean Feyte
Music by	Jean Marion
Production company	Production Artistique et Cinématographique
Distributed by	Union Française de Production Cinématographique
Release date	June 4, 1949 (1949-06-04)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

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. 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.

Plot

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

Cast

Raymond Rouleau as Georges Masse
Gaby Sylvia as Lily
Mila Parély as Barbara
Henri Nassiet as Alexandre Segard
Louis de Funès as a Spanish general officer
Christian Bertola as Henri Pelletier
Pierre Destailles as Maurin
Jo Dest as Herr von Kloster
Max Révol as the barkeeper
Madeleine Barbulée as the typist in the editorial department
Billy Bourbon as the cabaret spectator
Gregori Chmara as the Russian singer
Monique Darbaud as von Kloster's female escort
Gisèle François as La jeune vendeuse de fleurs du Cabaret
Lucien Frégis as Un journaliste
Louis de Funès as Le colonel espagnol
Claude Garbe as La secrétaire de Segard
Jacques Henley as Le colonel britannique au cabaret
Jacqueline Huet as La dame du vestiaire au cabaret
Nicole Jonesco as Une standardiste
Véra Norman as La militaire dans l'avion
Jean Richard as Le président
Andrée Tainsy as La balayeuse du cabaret
Gérard Séty as Un client du cabaret
Van Doude as Un client du cabaret
André Valmy as Beaudoit
Bernard Lajarrige as P'tit Louis
Nadine Tallier as Une jeune femme dans le cabaret

References

BFI.org
Moine p.226
Spicer p.455

Bibliography

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

External links

Mission in Tangier at IMDb

v t e Films by André Hunebelle
Mission in Tangier (1949) Millionaires for One Day (1949) Beware of Blondes (1950) My Wife Is Formidable (1951) Massacre in Lace (1952) Monsieur Taxi (1952) My Husband Is Marvelous (1952) The Three Musketeers (1953) Cadet Rousselle (1954) Thirteen at the Table (1955) The Impossible Mr. Pipelet (1955) Mannequins of Paris (1956) Les Collégiennes (1957) Taxi, Roulotte et Corrida (1958) Le Bossu (1959) Captain Blood (1960) Le Miracle des loups (1961) The Mysteries of Paris (1962) OSS 117 Is Unleashed (1963) Méfiez-vous, mesdames (1963) Fantômas (1964) Shadow of Evil (1964) OSS 117 Mission for a Killer (1964) Fantômas se déchaîne (1965) Fantômas contre Scotland Yard (1967) The Return of Monte Cristo (1968) OSS 117 – Double Agent (1968)

Films by André Hunebelle

v t e Films by Michel Audiard
Written and directed	Leontine (1968) A Golden Widow (1969) Elle boit pas, elle fume pas, elle drague pas, mais... elle cause ! (1970) Comment réussir quand on est con et pleurnichard (1974)
Written only	Mission in Tangier (1949) Beware of Blondes (1950) Darling Caroline (1951) Mr. Peek-a-Boo (1951) My Wife Is Formidable (1951) The Man in My Life (1952) Massacre in Lace (1952) She and Me (1952) The Long Teeth (1953) The Most Wanted Man (1953) The Three Musketeers (1953) April Fools' Day (1954) The Cheerful Squadron (1954) Love in a Hot Climate (1954) Quay of Blondes (1954) Gas-Oil (1955) Blood to the Head (1956) Mannequins of Paris (1956) Short Head (1956) Fugitive in Saigon (1957) Retour de manivelle (1957) Speaking of Murder (1957) Three Days to Live (1957) Le désordre et la nuit (1958) Maigret Sets a Trap (1958) Les Misérables (1958) The Possessors (1958) Archimède le clochard (1959) Babette Goes to War (1959) Eyes of Love (1959) Maigret et l'affaire Saint-Fiacre (1959) Rue des prairies (1959) Too Late to Love (1959) The Baron of the Locks (1960) Love and the Frenchwoman (1960) The Old Guard (1960) The Counterfeiters of Paris (1961) Famous Love Affairs (1961) The Lions Are Loose (1961) The President (1961) Taxi for Tobruk (1961) The Devil and the Ten Commandments (1962) Emile's Boat (1962) The Gentleman from Epsom (1962) A Monkey in Winter (1962) Any Number Can Win (1963) Carom Shots (1963) Les Tontons flingueurs (1963) The Trip to Biarritz (1963) La Chasse à l'homme (1964) The Great Spy Chase (1964) Greed in the Sun (1964) Salad by the Roots (1964) Une souris chez les hommes (1964) Les Bons Vivants (1965) Crime on a Summer Morning (1965) La Métamorphose des cloportes (1965) Tender Scoundrel (1966) All Mad About Him (1967) An Idiot in Paris (1967) Johnny Banco (1967) A Little Virtuous (1968) Pasha (1968) Under the Sign of the Bull (1969) Incorrigible (1975) Body of My Enemy (1976) The Big Operator (1976) Animal (1977) Death of a Corrupt Man (1977) Cop or Hood (1979) Les Égouts du paradis (1979) Le Guignolo (1980) Jupiter's Thigh (1980) Il lupo e l'agnello (1980) Garde à Vue (1981) The Professional (1981) Espion, lève-toi (1982) Deadly Circuit (1983) Le Marginal (1983) Dog Day (1984) Les Morfalous (1984) La Cage aux Folles 3: The Wedding (1985) He Died with His Eyes Open (1985)

Films by Michel Audiard

Written and directed

Leontine (1968)
A Golden Widow (1969)
Elle boit pas, elle fume pas, elle drague pas, mais... elle cause ! (1970)
Comment réussir quand on est con et pleurnichard (1974)

Written only

Mission in Tangier (1949)
Beware of Blondes (1950)
Darling Caroline (1951)
Mr. Peek-a-Boo (1951)
My Wife Is Formidable (1951)
The Man in My Life (1952)
Massacre in Lace (1952)
She and Me (1952)
The Long Teeth (1953)
The Most Wanted Man (1953)
The Three Musketeers (1953)
April Fools' Day (1954)
The Cheerful Squadron (1954)
Love in a Hot Climate (1954)
Quay of Blondes (1954)
Gas-Oil (1955)
Blood to the Head (1956)
Mannequins of Paris (1956)
Short Head (1956)
Fugitive in Saigon (1957)
Retour de manivelle (1957)
Speaking of Murder (1957)
Three Days to Live (1957)
Le désordre et la nuit (1958)
Maigret Sets a Trap (1958)
Les Misérables (1958)
The Possessors (1958)
Archimède le clochard (1959)
Babette Goes to War (1959)
Eyes of Love (1959)
Maigret et l'affaire Saint-Fiacre (1959)
Rue des prairies (1959)
Too Late to Love (1959)
The Baron of the Locks (1960)
Love and the Frenchwoman (1960)
The Old Guard (1960)
The Counterfeiters of Paris (1961)
Famous Love Affairs (1961)
The Lions Are Loose (1961)
The President (1961)
Taxi for Tobruk (1961)
The Devil and the Ten Commandments (1962)
Emile's Boat (1962)
The Gentleman from Epsom (1962)
A Monkey in Winter (1962)
Any Number Can Win (1963)
Carom Shots (1963)
Les Tontons flingueurs (1963)
The Trip to Biarritz (1963)
La Chasse à l'homme (1964)
The Great Spy Chase (1964)
Greed in the Sun (1964)
Salad by the Roots (1964)
Une souris chez les hommes (1964)
Les Bons Vivants (1965)
Crime on a Summer Morning (1965)
La Métamorphose des cloportes (1965)
Tender Scoundrel (1966)
All Mad About Him (1967)
An Idiot in Paris (1967)
Johnny Banco (1967)
A Little Virtuous (1968)
Pasha (1968)
Under the Sign of the Bull (1969)
Incorrigible (1975)
Body of My Enemy (1976)
The Big Operator (1976)
Animal (1977)
Death of a Corrupt Man (1977)
Cop or Hood (1979)
Les Égouts du paradis (1979)
Le Guignolo (1980)
Jupiter's Thigh (1980)
Il lupo e l'agnello (1980)
Garde à Vue (1981)
The Professional (1981)
Espion, lève-toi (1982)
Deadly Circuit (1983)
Le Marginal (1983)
Dog Day (1984)
Les Morfalous (1984)
La Cage aux Folles 3: The Wedding (1985)
He Died with His Eyes Open (1985)

This article related to a French film of the 1940s is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: