The Mission (1986)
One will trust in the power of prayer. One will believe in the might of the sword.
- Released
- Runtime 2h 5m
- Director Roland Joffé
- Genres Action Adventure Drama History
- Rating 7.4/10 (1,598 votes)
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.
Cast
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Robert De Niro
as Rodrigo Mendoza
-
Jeremy Irons
as Father Gabriel
-
Ray McAnally
as Cardinal Altamirano
-
Aidan Quinn
as Felipe Mendoza
-
Liam Neeson
as Father John Fielding
-
Cherie Lunghi
as Carlotta
-
Ronald Pickup
as Hontar
-
Chuck Low
as Don Cabeza
- Bercelio Moya as Indian Boy
- Sigifredo Ismare as Witch Doctor
-
Daniel Berrigan
as Sebastian
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Carlos Duplat Sanjuan
as Portuguese Commander
-
Fred Melamed
as Don Cabeza (voice) (uncredited)
-
Rolf Gray
as Un jeune jésuite
- Tony Lawn as Père Provincial
- Monirak Sisowath as Ibaye
- Asuncion Ontiveros as Le chef indien
- Alejandrino Moya as Le lieutenant
Crew
-
Roland Joffé
Director
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Chris Menges
Director of Photography
-
Jim Clark
Editor
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Ennio Morricone
Original Music Composer
-
David Puttnam
Producer
- Fernando Ghia Producer
-
Robert Bolt
Screenplay
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