The Mission (1986)
2h 6m
Running Time
September 24, 1986Release Date
The Mission (1986)
2h 6m
Running Time
September 24, 1986Release Date
Network & Production Companies


Plot.
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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Cast & Crew.

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

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
Don Cabeza (voice) (uncredited) / Cabeza (voice) (uncredited)

Antonio Segovia
Nobleman (uncredited)

Roland Joffé
Director

Harlan Venner
Secretary (uncredited)

Jim Clark
Editor

Chris Menges
Director of Photography

David Puttnam
Producer

Alejandro Azzano
Executive Producer

Felipe López Caballero
Executive Producer

Fernando Ghia
Producer

Robert Bolt
Screenplay / Original Story

Susie Figgis
Casting

Enrico Sabbatini
Costume Design

Juliet Taylor
Casting

Stuart Craig
Production Design

George Richardson
Art Direction

Norman Dorme
Supervising Art Director

Ennio Morricone
Original Music Composer

Vic Armstrong
Stunt Coordinator

Paul Bradburn
Props

Ric O'Connor
Sound Editor

Costas Charitou
Visual Effects

Magdalen Gaffney
Makeup Artist

Stephanie Kaye
Hairstylist

Tommie Manderson
Makeup Supervisor

Clive Winter
Sound Mixer

Peter Fern
Special Effects Technician

Marco Yepes
Special Effects Assistant

Peter Skehan
Special Effects Technician

Paula Gillespie
Key Hair Stylist

Wendy Rawson
Hairstylist

Christopher Ackland
Sound Editor

Martin Gant
Special Effects Technician

Héctor Babenco
Thanks

Salvatore Basile
Assistant Director

Ken Lintott
Makeup Artist

Gerry Toomey
Second Assistant Director

Martin Evans
Dialogue Editor

Lionel Strutt
ADR Mixer

Peter Hutchinson
Special Effects Supervisor

Charlotte Bakker
Wig Designer

Uberto Pasolini
Third Assistant Director

Jordi Casares
Stunts

Billy Horrigan
Stunts

Felipe Aljure
Assistant Camera

Robin Vidgeon
Second Unit Director of Photography

Geraldine Jones
Hairstylist

Steve Crawley
Special Effects

Sallie Evans
Makeup Artist

Bill Rowe
ADR Mixer

Bronco McLoughlin
Stunts

Tito Tomassini
Stunts

Salvatore Basile
Assistant Director

Bill Westley
First Assistant Director

Kevin Westley
Additional Second Assistant Director

Elaine Bowerbank
Hairstylist

Ian Fuller
ADR Editor

Andrew Smith
Special Effects Technician

Niamh McAnally
Stunts

Richard Morrison
Title Designer

Miguel Pedregosa
Stunts
Media.










Details.
Release DateSeptember 24, 1986
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 6m
Content RatingPG
Budget$24,500,000
Box Office$17,200,000
Filming LocationsBrazil
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
christianity
waterfall
mission
argentina
jungle
colonisation
south america
18th century
indigenous peoples
assimilation
jesuit
resistance
religious conversion
portuguese colonialism
guaraní
colonial brazil
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Wiki.
The Mission is a 1986 British historical drama film about the experiences of a Jesuit missionary in 18th-century South America. Directed by Roland Joffé and written by Robert Bolt, the film stars Robert De Niro, Jeremy Irons, Ray McAnally, Aidan Quinn, Cherie Lunghi, and Liam Neeson.
The film premiered in competition at the 39th Cannes Film Festival, winning the Palme d'Or. At the 59th Academy Awards it was nominated for seven awards including Best Picture and Best Director, winning for Best Cinematography. The film has also been cited as one of the greatest religious films of all time, appearing in the Vatican film list's "Religion" section and being number one on the Church Times' Top 50 Religious Films list.
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