The Mission
1983, Persian. Directed by Parviz Sayyad.
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 finds out that his target Ali Akbar Tabatabaei has already been killed by Hassan Tantai aka David Theodore Belfield. A prominent mullah residing in the States finds him a new assassination target.
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Persian
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- Released
- 10 February 1983
- Original title
- فرستاده
- Country
- Iran, Germany, United States of America
- Written by
- Parviz Sayyad
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The Mission runs 103 minutes (1h 43m).
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The Mission isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 10 February 1983. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Mission?
The Mission (1983) was directed by Parviz Sayyad and stars Parviz Sayyad, Mary Apick, Houshang Touzie.