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Mission: Impossible S1E12 — Fakeout
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Mission: Impossible•Season 1•Episode 12

Fakeout

7.0/10 · 419 votesDec 3, 196645 min

Ranked #25 of 28 in Season 1•−0.4 vs season avg

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Anastas Poltroni is the head of an international narcotics syndicate, and has taken refuge in a country with no extradition treaty. The IM Force is assigned to lure him out without kidnapping him (to avoid the publicity).

Directed byBernard L. Kowalski
Written byLeigh Chapman
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Greg Morris

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Steven Hill

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Episode Summary

"Fakeout" is episode 12 of Mission: Impossible season 1. It scored 7.0/10 from 419 votes, ranking #25 of 28 episodes this season (season average 7.4). Directed by Bernard L. Kowalski and written by Leigh Chapman, it aired on December 3, 1966.

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