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 | |
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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 |
Running time | 105 minutes |
Countries | France Italy |
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.