The Mission (1986)
2h 6m
Running Time
September 24, 1986Release Date
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)
Fernando Ghia
Producer
David Puttnam
Producer
Alejandro Azzano
Executive Producer
Felipe López Caballero
Executive Producer
Chris Menges
Director of Photography
Jim Clark
Editor
Robert Bolt
Screenplay / Original Story
Susie Figgis
Casting
Juliet Taylor
Casting
Enrico Sabbatini
Costume Design
Ennio Morricone
Original Music Composer / Orchestrator / Conductor
Stuart Craig
Production Design
Norman Dorme
Supervising Art Director
George Richardson
Art Direction
Vic Armstrong
Stunt Coordinator
Paul Bradburn
Props
Charlotte Bakker
Wig Designer
Elaine Bowerbank
Hairstylist
Sallie Evans
Makeup Artist
Magdalen Gaffney
Makeup Artist
Paula Gillespie
Key Hair Stylist
Geraldine Jones
Hairstylist
Stephanie Kaye
Hairstylist
Ken Lintott
Makeup Artist
Tommie Manderson
Makeup Supervisor
Wendy Rawson
Hairstylist
Salvatore Basile
Assistant Director
Salvatore Basile
Assistant Director
Uberto Pasolini
Third Assistant Director
Gerry Toomey
Second Assistant Director
Bill Westley
First Assistant Director
Kevin Westley
Additional Second Assistant Director
Christopher Ackland
Sound Editor
Martin Evans
Dialogue Editor
Clive Winter
Sound Mixer
Lionel Strutt
ADR Mixer
Steve Crawley
Special Effects
Peter Fern
Special Effects Technician
Martin Gant
Special Effects Technician
Peter Hutchinson
Special Effects Supervisor
Peter Skehan
Special Effects Technician
Andrew Smith
Special Effects Technician
Marco Yepes
Special Effects Assistant
Costas Charitou
Visual Effects
Jordi Casares
Stunts
Billy Horrigan
Stunts
Niamh McAnally
Stunts
Bronco McLoughlin
Stunts
Miguel Pedregosa
Stunts
Tito Tomassini
Stunts
Felipe Aljure
Assistant Camera
Jan Pester
Second Unit Director of Photography
Robin Vidgeon
Second Unit Director of Photography
Richard Morrison
Title Designer
Héctor Babenco
Thanks
Bryan Oates
First Assistant Editor
David Appleby
Still Photographer
Iain Smith
Associate Producer
Barrie Melrose
Production Supervisor
Philip Kohler
Location Manager
David Nichols
Location Manager
Pamela Wells
Unit Manager
Judi Bunn
Production Coordinator
Pat Rambaut
Continuity
Mike Roberts
Camera Operator
Jeremy Gee
Focus Puller
Tom McDougall
Clapper Loader
Tom Taylor
Clapper Loader
Tony Cridlin
Grip
Bill Geddes
Grip
Fred Harris
Grip
Eamonn O'Keeffe
Focus Puller
Mark Moriarty
Clapper Loader
John King
Art Direction
Peter Melrose
Art Direction
Jack Stephens
Set Dresser
Jack Carter
Construction Manager
Terry Wells Jr.
Property Master
Allan Brereton
Boom Operator
Trevor Rutherford
Sound Engineer
Tony Tromp
Assistant Editor
Ian Fuller
Sound Editor
Ric O'Connor
Assistant Sound Editor
Bill Rowe
Sound Mixer
Michael Parkinson
Assistant Sound Editor
Daryl Jordan
Assistant Sound Editor
Nick Moore
Assistant Dialogue Editor
Giovanni Viti
Wardrobe Master
Thomas Casterline
Wardrobe Master
Uliva Pizzetti
Wardrobe Assistant
Anna Orazi
Wardrobe Master
Silvana Cocuccione
Seamstress
Adriana Mattiozzi
Seamstress
Angelica Placanica
Seamstress
Brian Harris
Production Accountant
John Sargent
Production Accountant
Hazel Crombie
Accountant
Christine Hoy
Assistant Accountant
Marija Sargent
Assistant Accountant
Ann Tasker
Unit Publicist
David Appleby
Still Photographer
Peter Bloor
Gaffer
Eddie Knight
Best Boy Electric
John Barry
Electrician
Stewart Monteith
Electrician
Dave Ridout
Electrician
Billy Merrell
Electrician
Paul Borg
Electrician
Frank Sheeky
Electrician
Derek Knowler
Props
Dave Midson
Props
Maxwell Pryce
Music Director
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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