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Mission: Impossible S4E23 — The Crane
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Mission: Impossible•Season 4•Episode 23

The Crane

7.2/10 · 207 votesMar 8, 197045 min

Ranked #23 of 26 in Season 4•−0.3 vs season avg

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Jim and his team rescue a prisoner and place him in a spot his captors will never think to look - a conspicuous location right under their noses.

Directed byPaul Krasny
Written byKen Pettus
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Cast5

Peter Graves

Peter Graves

Jim Phelps

Greg Morris

Greg Morris

Barney Collier

Peter Lupus

Peter Lupus

Willy Armitage

Bob Johnson

Bob Johnson

Man on Tape (voice)

Leonard Nimoy

Leonard Nimoy

Paris

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Keith C. Smith

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Paul Krasny

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Ken Pettus

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Arthur Hilton

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Episode Summary

"The Crane" is episode 23 of Mission: Impossible season 4. It scored 7.2/10 from 207 votes, ranking #23 of 26 episodes this season (season average 7.5). Directed by Paul Krasny and written by Ken Pettus, it aired on March 8, 1970.

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