The Mission
1986, Film, 125 min, Adventure, Drama, History, English, United Kingdom, MoviePedia score 68
One will trust in the power of prayer. One will believe in the might of the sword.
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.
Directed by Roland Joffé
Cast
- Robert De Niro as Mendoza
- Jeremy Irons as Gabriel
- Ray McAnally as Altamirano
- Aidan Quinn as Felipe
- Cherie Lunghi as Carlotta
- Ronald Pickup as Hontar
- Chuck Low as Cabeza
- Liam Neeson as Fielding
- Bercelio Moya as Indian Boy
- Sigifredo Ismare as Witch Doctor
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