The Mission

The Mission (1986)

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

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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.

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  • Release Date: 1986-09-06
  • Runtime: 2h 6min
  • Director: Roland Joffé

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    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

    • Daniel Berrigan

      Sebastian

    • Carlos Duplat Sanjuan

      Portuguese Commander

    • Fred Melamed

      Don Cabeza (voice) (uncredited)

    • Rolf Gray

      Un jeune jésuite

    • Tony Lawn

      Père Provincial

    • Monirak Sisowath

      Ibaye

    • Asuncion Ontiveros

      Le chef indien

    • Alejandrino Moya

      Le lieutenant

    • Álvaro Guerrero

      Jesuit

    • Joe Daly

      Nobleman

    • Rafael Camerano

      Spanish Commander

    • Silvestre Chiripua

      Indian

    • Luis Carlos Gonzalez

      Boy Singer

    • Maria Teresa Ripoll

      Carlotta's Maid

    • Alberto Borja

      Priest (uncredited)

    • Alain Becerra Calderon

      Portuguese Soldier (uncredited)

    • Jacques Des Grottes

      Priest (uncredited)

    • Enrique Lamas

      Nobleman (uncredited)

    • Fred Melamed

      Cabeza (voice) (uncredited)

    • Antonio Segovia

      Nobleman (uncredited)

    • Harlan Venner

      Secretary (uncredited)

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