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The Mission

1986 · 2h 5m · PG · English · United Kingdom

When a Spanish Jesuit goes into the South American wilderness to build a mission in the hope of converting the Indians of the region, a slave hunter is converted and joins his mission. When Spain sells the colony to Portugal, they are forced to defend all they have built against the Portuguese aggressors.

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Details

Director: Roland Joffé
Writers: Robert Bolt
Release date: September 6, 1986
Runtime: 2h 5m
Original language: English
Production countries: United Kingdom, France, United States of America, Paraguay, Brazil, Colombia, Argentina
Production companies: Goldcrest Films International, Kingsmere, Enigma Productions, Fernando Ghia Productions
Certification: PG
Budget: $24,500,000
Revenue: $17,200,000

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Keywords

missionresistancechristianityreligious conversionbased on true storywaterfalljungleargentinacolonisationsouth america18th centuryaftercreditsstingerjesuits (society of jesus)indigenous peoplesassimilationportuguese colonialismguaranícolonial brazil

Cast

RD

Robert De Niro

Rodrigo Mendoza

JI

Jeremy Irons

Father Gabriel

RM

Ray McAnally

Cardinal Altamirano

AQ

Aidan Quinn

Felipe Mendoza

LN

Liam Neeson

Father John Fielding

CL

Cherie Lunghi

Carlotta

RP

Ronald Pickup

Hontar

CL

Chuck Low

Don Cabeza

BM

Bercelio Moya

Indian Boy

SI

Sigifredo Ismare

Witch Doctor

DB

Daniel Berrigan

Sebastian

CD

Carlos Duplat Sanjuan

Portuguese Commander

FM

Fred Melamed

Don Cabeza (voice) (uncredited)

RG

Rolf Gray

Un jeune jésuite

TL

Tony Lawn

Père Provincial

MS

Monirak Sisowath

Ibaye

AO

Asuncion Ontiveros

Le chef indien

AM

Alejandrino Moya

Le lieutenant

ÁG

Álvaro Guerrero

Jesuit

JD

Joe Daly

Nobleman

RC

Rafael Camerano

Spanish Commander

SC

Silvestre Chiripua

Indian

LC

Luis Carlos Gonzalez

Boy Singer

MT

Maria Teresa Ripoll

Carlotta's Maid

AB

Alberto Borja

Priest (uncredited)

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