The Mission (1986)
09/06/1986 (GB) • 2h 6m
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
Rodrigo Mendoza
Father Gabriel
Cardinal Altamirano
Felipe Mendoza
Father John Fielding
Carlotta
Hontar
Don Cabeza
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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