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.
Title | The Mission |
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Year | 1986 |
Genre | Adventure, Drama, Action, History |
Country | Italy, United Kingdom |
Studio | Goldcrest, Kingsmere, Enigma Productions, Fernando Ghia Productions |
Cast | Robert De Niro, Jeremy Irons, Ray McAnally, Aidan Quinn, Liam Neeson, Cherie Lunghi |
Crew | Roland Joffé (Director), Jim Clark (Editor), Chris Menges (Director of Photography), David Puttnam (Producer), Alejandro Azzano (Executive Producer), Felipe López Caballero (Executive Producer) |
Keyword | mission, resistance, christianity, religious conversion, waterfall, jungle, argentina, colonisation, south america, 18th century, jesuits (society of jesus), indigenous peoples, assimilation, portuguese colonialism, lgbt interest, guaraní, colonial brazil |
Release | Sep 24, 1986 |
Runtime | 126 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 7.40 / 10 by 1,389 users |
Popularity | 23 |
Budget | 24,500,000 |
Revenue | 17,200,000 |
Language | English, Español, , Latin |