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  • Mission: Impossible The Merchant (Season 5, Episode 23)
  • TV-PG
    TV Episode | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

Mission: Impossible

The Merchant (Season 5, Episode 23)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

Jim pulls a "James Bond" letting himself be captured so he can become beholden to arms dealer Armand Anderssarian who can get Jim released. A classic start to an IMF con. Meanwhile Paris, Barney and Dana gamble on Anderssarian's poker ...See moreJim pulls a "James Bond" letting himself be captured so he can become beholden to arms dealer Armand Anderssarian who can get Jim released. A classic start to an IMF con. Meanwhile Paris, Barney and Dana gamble on Anderssarian's poker compulsion to bring his overextended debt situation to a crisis. But there's a wild card in the deck; Anderssarian's ditsy mistress who is jealous of the attention he's giving Dana and has a knack for doing the wrong thing at the worst time. Written by David Foss See less
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Director
Writers
Bruce Geller (created by) | Harold Livingston (written by)
Producer
Cinematographer
Editor
Casting Director
Jim Merrick (casting)
Status
Edit Released
Updated Mar 17, 1971

Release date
Mar 17, 1971 (United States)

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Cast

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19 cast members
Name Known for
Peter Graves
James Phelps James Phelps   See fewer
Lesley Ann Warren
Dana Lambert (as Lesley Warren) Dana Lambert (as Lesley Warren)   See fewer
Greg Morris
Barney Collier Barney Collier   See fewer
Peter Lupus
Willy Armitage Willy Armitage   See fewer
George Sanders
Armand Anderssarian Armand Anderssarian   See fewer
Jo Morrow
Nicole Dubois Nicole Dubois   See fewer
Ken Drake
Minister of Defence Karel Sartori Minister of Defence Karel Sartori   See fewer
Todd Martin
Captain Ionescu Captain Ionescu   See fewer
Tony Giorgio
Croupier Croupier   See fewer
Carmelo Manto
Manager Manager   See fewer
Noel De Souza
Player #2 (as Noel deSouza) Player #2 (as Noel deSouza)   See fewer
Riza Royce
Player #5 Player #5   See fewer
Bob Johnson
Person on Tape (voice) (uncredited) Person on Tape (voice) (uncredited)   See fewer
Fred Krone
I.H.A. Staff Member (uncredited) I.H.A. Staff Member (uncredited)   See fewer
Marco Lopez
Croupier (uncredited) Croupier (uncredited)   See fewer
Mark Russell
I.H.A. Staff Member (uncredited) I.H.A. Staff Member (uncredited)   See fewer
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