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Mission: Impossible S1E1 — Pilot
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Mission: Impossible•Season 1•Episode 1

Pilot

7.7/10 · 833 votesSep 17, 196646 min

Ranked #6 of 28 in Season 1•+0.3 vs season avg

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IMF team leader Dan Briggs assembles his team for the first time. The mission: to recover two nuclear warheads belonging to General Rio Dominguez from a hotel vault in Santa Costa.

Directed byBernard L. Kowalski
Written byBruce Geller
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Cast5

Greg Morris

Greg Morris

Barney Collier

Steven Hill

Steven Hill

Daniel Briggs

Barbara Bain

Barbara Bain

Cinnamon Carter

Peter Lupus

Peter Lupus

Willy Armitage

Bob Johnson

Bob Johnson

Man on Tape (voice)

Crew12

Bruce Geller

Bruce Geller

Writer

Bernard L. Kowalski

Bernard L. Kowalski

Director

John Alton

John Alton

Director of Photography

M

Matt Jefferies

Art Direction

J

James A. Paisley

Production Supervisor

A

Art Parker

Set Decoration

J

John Chambers

Makeup Artist

A

Art Wasson

Property Master

A

Axel Hubert

Editor

J

John Erickson

Special Effects

G

Gregg Peters

Assistant Director

B

Bill Heath

Post Producer

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Episode Summary

"Pilot" is episode 1 of Mission: Impossible season 1. It scored 7.7/10 from 833 votes, ranking #6 of 28 episodes this season (season average 7.4). Directed by Bernard L. Kowalski and written by Bruce Geller, it aired on September 17, 1966.

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