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)

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

Stuart Craig
Production Design

Norman Dorme
Supervising Art Director

George Richardson
Art Direction

Vic Armstrong
Stunt Coordinator

Paul Bradburn
Props

Ric O'Connor
Sound Editor

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

Ian Fuller
ADR Editor

Bill Rowe
ADR Mixer

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
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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