| Genre: | Western |
| Director: | Earl Bellamy |
| Starring: | Ricardo Montalbán |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Editor: | Russell F. Schoengarth |
| Cinematography: | Jorge Stahl Jr. |
| Runtime: | 97 minutes |
| Company: | 20th Century Fox Montalban Enterprises Production 20th Century Fox Television |
| Network: | NBC |
The Desperate Mission is a 1969 American made-for-television western film directed by Earl Bellamy. The production was a joint project of 20th Century Fox Television, Montalban Enterprises Production, and Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation.
The story is a fictionalization of the life of Joaquin Murrieta.