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Watch NowThe Mission (1986)
06/09/1986
Adventure, Drama, Action, History
2h 6m
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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.
- Roland JofféDirector
- Robert BoltScreenplay
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$24,500,000
Revenue
$17,200,000
Keywords
- mission
- resistance
- christianity
- religious conversion
- waterfall
- jungle
- argentina
- colonisation
- south america
- 18th century
- aftercreditsstinger
- jesuits (society of jesus)
- indigenous peoples
- assimilation
- portuguese colonialism
- guaranĂ
- colonial brazil
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
Cherie Lunghi
Carlotta
Ronald Pickup
Hontar
Chuck Low
Don Cabeza
Bercelio Moya
Indian Boy
Sigifredo Ismare
Witch Doctor
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