Film

The Mission

1986 · 2h 5m · Adventure · Drama · Action

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

IMDb

7.4

Rotten Tomatoes

63%

Metacritic

55

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.

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

• Roland JofféDirector
• Robert BoltScreenplay
• David PuttnamProducer
• Fernando GhiaProducer
• Alejandro AzzanoExecutive Producer
• Felipe López CaballeroExecutive Producer
• Chris MengesDirector of Photography
• Ennio MorriconeOriginal Music Composer
• Jim ClarkEditor
• Juliet TaylorCasting

Trailer

Release date

September 6, 1986

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

2h 5m

Rated

PG

Budget

$24,500,000

Revenue

$17,200,000

Genres

Adventure, Drama, Action, History

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