The Mission (1986)

09/06/1986 (GB) • 2h 6m

Adventure, Drama, Action, History

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

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Robert De Niro

Rodrigo Mendoza

Jeremy Irons

Father Gabriel

Ray McAnally

Cardinal Altamirano

Aidan Quinn

Felipe Mendoza

Liam Neeson

Father John Fielding

Chuck Low

Don Cabeza

Bercelio Moya

Indian Boy


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$24,500,000.00

Revenue

$17,200,000.00

Keywords

mission

resistance

christianity

religious conversion

waterfall

jungle

argentina

colonisation

south america

18th century

aftercreditsstinger

jesuits (society of jesus)

indigenous peoples

assimilation

portuguese colonialism

guaraní

colonial brazil

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