The Lebanese Mission

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.

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	12 September 1956 (1956-09-12)
Running time	105 minutes
Countries	France Italy

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