The Mission
The Mission
Release: 1986-09-06
·Runtime: 125m
·★ 7.4
Adventure
Drama
Action
History
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.
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Italy
Production Companies
Goldcrest
Kingsmere
Enigma Productions
Fernando Ghia Productions
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Jeremy Irons
as Father Gabriel
Robert De Niro
as Rodrigo Mendoza
Carlos Duplat Sanjuan
as Portuguese Commander
Rolf Gray
as Un jeune jésuite
Ronald Pickup
as Hontar
Fred Melamed
as Don Cabeza (voice) (uncredited), Cabeza (voice) (uncredited)
Álvaro Guerrero
as Jesuit
Chuck Low
as Don Cabeza
Ray McAnally
as Cardinal Altamirano
Daniel Berrigan
as Sebastian
Cherie Lunghi
as Carlotta
Aidan Quinn
as Felipe Mendoza
Liam Neeson
as Father John Fielding
Crew
Ennio Morricone
Original Music Composer, Orchestrator, Conductor
Uberto Pasolini
Third Assistant Director
Jim Clark
Editor
Stuart Craig
Production Design
Chris Menges
Director of Photography
Juliet Taylor
Casting
David Puttnam
Producer
Felipe Aljure
Assistant Camera
Robert Bolt
Screenplay, Original Story
Roland Joffé
Director
David Appleby
Still Photographer
Susie Figgis
Casting
Vic Armstrong
Stunt Coordinator
Salvatore Basile
Assistant Director
Iain Smith
Associate Producer
Héctor Babenco
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