AdventureDramaActionHistory
The Mission
"One will trust in the power of prayer. One will believe in the might of the sword."
User Score1,512 votes
74%7.4/10
Release1986→
Runtime2H 5M
LanguageEnglish
StatusReleased
Synopsis
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.
Principal Cast8
Robert De Niro
Rodrigo Mendoza
Jeremy Irons
Father Gabriel
Ray McAnally
Cardinal Altamirano
Aidan Quinn
Felipe Mendoza
Liam Neeson
Father John Fielding
Cherie Lunghi
Carlotta
Ronald Pickup
Hontar
Chuck Low
Don Cabeza
Media24
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Director
Roland Joffé
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Budget$25M
Revenue$17M
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PGKeywords
missionresistancechristianityreligious conversionbased on true storywaterfalljungleargentinacolonisationsouth america18th centuryaftercreditsstingerjesuits (society of jesus)indigenous peoplesassimilationportuguese colonialismguaranícolonial brazilfratricídioameríndio
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Countries:United Kingdom
Production:GoldcrestKingsmereEnigma ProductionsFernando Ghia Productions