Mission in Tangier

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.^{[1] [2]} 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.^[3]

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

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

1. BFI.org
2. Moine p.226
3. 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