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)
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
lgbt interest
jesuit
resistance
religious conversion
portuguese colonialism
guaraní
colonial brazil
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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