Mission in Tangier (French: Mission à Tanger) is a 1949 French spy thriller film directed by André Hunebelle and starring Raymond Rouleau, Gaby Sylvia and Mila Parély. It was the first in the trilogy of films featuring dashing reporter Georges Masse, and was followed in 1950 by Beware of Blondes. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Lucien Carré. It has been described as a French film noir.
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Plot
During the Second World War, Georges Masse undergoes a dangerous mission by taking secret documents from Tangiers to London.
Cast
Raymond Rouleau as Georges Masse
Gaby Sylvia as Lily
Mila Parély as Barbara
Henri Nassiet as Alexandre Segard
Louis de Funès as a Spanish general officer
Christian Bertola as Henri Pelletier
Pierre Destailles as Maurin
Jo Dest as Herr von Kloster
Max Révol as the barkeeper
Madeleine Barbulée as the typist in the editorial department
Billy Bourbon as the cabaret spectator
Gregori Chmara as the Russian singer
Monique Darbaud as von Kloster's female escort
Gisèle François as La jeune vendeuse de fleurs du Cabaret
Lucien Frégis as Un journaliste
Louis de Funès as Le colonel espagnol
Claude Garbe as La secrétaire de Segard
Jacques Henley as Le colonel britannique au cabaret
Jacqueline Huet as La dame du vestiaire au cabaret
Nicole Jonesco as Une standardiste
Véra Norman as La militaire dans l'avion
Jean Richard as Le président
Andrée Tainsy as La balayeuse du cabaret
Gérard Séty as Un client du cabaret
Van Doude as Un client du cabaret
André Valmy as Beaudoit
Bernard Lajarrige as P'tit Louis
Nadine Tallier as Une jeune femme dans le cabaret