Mission: Impossible: The Trial

Josef Varsh, East European prosecutor and head of the secret police, plans to frame an American then stage a show trial so he can discredit the West and gain more power for himself. The IMF must stop Varsh and discredit him for good.

Episode Info

Episode number: 1x18
Production Number: 113
Airdate: Saturday January 28th, 1967

Director: Lewis Allen
Writer: Laurence Heath

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Guest Stars

David Opatoshu
As Deputy Premier Anton Kudnov

Recurring

Carroll O'Connor
As Josef Varsh

Co-Guest Stars

Michael Strong As Barsky Recurring	Paul Lukather As Moisev Recurring
Gail Kobe As Lisa Goren	Don Keefer As Zubin
Ivan Triesault As Platinov

Uncredited

Chuck Couch
As Double, Rollin

Recurring

Main Cast

Steven Hill (1) As Daniel Briggs	Martin Landau As Rollin Hand
Peter Lupus As Willy Armitage	Bob Johnson (1) voiced The IMF Voice

Recap

Dan picks up his briefing at an empty architect’s office and is informed that Josef Varsh, head of secret police and state prosecutor for an East European country, plans to frame an American and run a show trial both to embarrass the West and to gain more political power for himself. He’s opposed by Deputy Premier Kudnov, who has taken a pro-Western stance. The IMF must discredit Varsh...

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Episode Notes

The episode was budgeted for $211,339 and came in at cost: one of the few first-season episodes to do so.