# The Mission (1983)

**German title:** Der Auftrag


**Genres:** Drama

**Duration:** 103 min

**IMDb:** [7.0](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084338/)

**Letterboxd:** [link](https://letterboxd.com/film/the-mission-1983/) (no votes yet)

**Rotten Tomatoes:** [Tomatometer: 80%, Popcornmeter: 88%](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/mission_impossible_the_final_reckoning)

## Description

An Iranian assassin is sent to the United States to kill a former Iranian official who served under the Shah of Iran. The night before the assassination he find out that his target (Mr. Tabataie) has already been killed by a Muslim American Hassan Tantai (aka David Theodore Belfield). A prominent mullah residing in the U.S. find him a new assassination target.

## Details

**Premiere:** 25 Jun 2026 (in 2 days)

**Director:** Parviz Sayyad

**Cast:** Parviz Sayyad, Mary Apick, Houshang Touzie, Saeed Rajai, Kamran Nozad, Mohammad Ghaffari, Hatam Anvar, Hedia Anvar, Soraya Shayesteh, Richard Mansfield, David Filinni, Liz Jones

**Countries:** West Germany, United States

**Languages:** Persian, English

**Available versions:** OmU

**Open-air showtimes:** No

## Showtimes in Düsseldorf in original language (OV, OmU, OmeU)

### 2026-06-25 (Thursday)

- **[Metropol](/cinemas/333-metropol.md) (Bilk):** [2026-06-25 19:00](https://booking.cinetixx.de/frontend/#/show/1856872676/3549262765)  (OmU)