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The Mission

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1986-09-06 • 2h 6m

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One will trust in the power of prayer. One will believe in the might of the sword.

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.

Directors
Roland Joffé
Editors
Jim Clark

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  1. Robert De Niro

    Robert De Niro

    Rodrigo Mendoza

  2. Jeremy Irons

    Jeremy Irons

    Father Gabriel

  3. Ray McAnally

    Ray McAnally

    Cardinal Altamirano

  4. Aidan Quinn

    Aidan Quinn

    Felipe Mendoza

  5. Liam Neeson

    Liam Neeson

    Father John Fielding

  6. Cherie Lunghi

    Cherie Lunghi

    Carlotta

  7. Ronald Pickup

    Ronald Pickup

    Hontar

  8. Chuck Low

    Chuck Low

    Don Cabeza

  9. Bercelio Moya

    Bercelio Moya

    Indian Boy

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$24,500,000.00
Revenue
$17,200,000.00
Keywords
missionresistancechristianityreligious conversionwaterfalljungleargentinacolonisationsouth america18th centuryaftercreditsstingerjesuits (society of jesus)indigenous peoplesassimilationportuguese colonialismguaranícolonial brazil