The Lebanese Mission
- 12 September 1956 (1956-09-12)
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
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
- 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
- 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
- ^ "The Lebanese Mission (1956) - IMDb".
External links
- The Lebanese Mission at IMDb
- The Lebanese Mission at AllMovie
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