The Mission (1986)
Kernel Score: 83% · 1,513 ratings
Genres: Adventure, Drama, Action, History
Released: 1986-09-06
Runtime: 125 minutes
Overview
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.
Director
Roland Joffé
Cast
- Robert De Niro as Rodrigo Mendoza
- Jeremy Irons as Father Gabriel
- Ray McAnally as Cardinal Altamirano
- Aidan Quinn as Felipe Mendoza
- Liam Neeson as Father John Fielding
- Cherie Lunghi as Carlotta
- Ronald Pickup as Hontar
- Chuck Low as Don Cabeza
- Bercelio Moya as Indian Boy
- Sigifredo Ismare as Witch Doctor