The Lebanese Mission
| The Lebanese Mission | |
|---|---|
 Italian poster | |
| Directed by | Richard Pottier |
| Written by | Maurice Aubergé |
| Based on | The Lady of Lebanon by Pierre Benoit |
| Produced by | Cino Del Duca Pierre Gillet Josette Trachsler |
| Starring | Jean-Claude Pascal Gianna Maria Canale Jean Servais |
| Cinematography | Lucien Joulin |
| Edited by | Léonide Azar |
| Music by | Paul Misraki |
Production companies | C.T.I. Cino del Duca Jeannic Films |
| Distributed by | Jeannic Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Countries | France Italy |
The Lebanese Mission or The Lady of Lebanon (French: La Châtelaine du Liban) is a 1956 French-Italian Eastmancolor adventure thriller film directed by Richard Pottier and starring Jean-Claude Pascal, Gianna Maria Canale, Jean Servais and Luciana Paluzzi. Omar Sharif also appeared in one of his earlier film roles.[1] It is an adaptation of the 1924 novel The Lady of Lebanon by Pierre Benoit. The film's sets were designed by the art director Rino Mondellini. Location shooting took place around Le Grau-du-Roi.
Synopsis
[edit]The film starts with two scientists launching an expedition exploring for uranium out in the Arabian Desert, but they soon find themselves entangled in a web of espionage.
Cast
[edit]- Jean-Claude Pascal as Jean Domèvre
- Gianna Maria Canale as Comtesse Athelstane Orloff
- Jean Servais as Maj. Charles Hobson
- Luciana Paluzzi as Michèle Hennequin
- Guido Celano as M. Hennequin
- Robert Dalban as Malek
- Jess Hahn as Le valet
- Guy Henry as Le géant
- Jean Lefebvre as La Pie
- Nana Aslanoglu as La danseuse
- Omar Sharif as Mokrir
- Juliette Gréco as Maroussia
- Germaine Delbat as La secrétaire
- Pierre Moncorbier as Le radio
See also
[edit]- The Lady of Lebanon, a 1926 film based on the same novel
- The Lady of Lebanon, a 1934 film based on the same novel
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- The Lebanese Mission at IMDb
- ‹The template AllMovie title is being considered for deletion.› The Lebanese Mission at AllMovie
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- Italian adventure thriller films
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- 1950s French-language films
- Films based on works by Pierre Benoit
- Films directed by Richard Pottier
- French adventure thriller films
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