The Mission

The Mission (1986)

Released: 1986-09-24 Duration: 2hr 6min
Rating 7.4
One will trust in the power of prayer. One will believe in the might of the sword.

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.

Production Companies

Goldcrest
Goldcrest
Kingsmere
Enigma Productions
Fernando Ghia Productions
Warner Bros. Pictures
Warner Bros. Pictures

Additional Info

Budget $24,500,000.00
Revenue $17,200,000.00
Original Language en
Popularity 19.019

Directed By

Roland Joffé

Crew

Director
Roland Joffé
Editor
Jim Clark
Director of Photography
Chris Menges
Producer
David Puttnam
Executive Producer
Alejandro Azzano
Executive Producer
Felipe López Caballero
Producer
Fernando Ghia
Screenplay
Robert Bolt
Casting
Susie Figgis
Costume Design
Enrico Sabbatini
Casting
Juliet Taylor
Production Design
Stuart Craig
Art Direction
George Richardson
Supervising Art Director
Norman Dorme
Original Music Composer
Ennio Morricone
Stunt Coordinator
Vic Armstrong
Sound Editor
Ric O'Connor
Original Story
Robert Bolt
Visual Effects
Costas Charitou
Makeup Artist
Magdalen Gaffney
Hairstylist
Stephanie Kaye
Makeup Supervisor
Tommie Manderson
Sound Mixer
Clive Winter
Special Effects Technician
Peter Fern
Special Effects Assistant
Marco Yepes
Special Effects Technician
Peter Skehan
Key Hair Stylist
Paula Gillespie
Hairstylist
Wendy Rawson
Sound Editor
Christopher Ackland
Special Effects Technician
Martin Gant
Assistant Director
Salvatore Basile
Makeup Artist
Ken Lintott
Second Assistant Director
Gerry Toomey
Dialogue Editor
Martin Evans
ADR Mixer
Lionel Strutt
Special Effects Supervisor
Peter Hutchinson
Wig Designer
Charlotte Bakker
Third Assistant Director
Uberto Pasolini
Assistant Camera
Felipe Aljure
Second Unit Director of Photography
Robin Vidgeon
Hairstylist
Geraldine Jones
Special Effects
Steve Crawley
Makeup Artist
Sallie Evans
ADR Mixer
Bill Rowe
Assistant Director
Salvatore Basile
First Assistant Director
Bill Westley
Additional Second Assistant Director
Kevin Westley
Hairstylist
Elaine Bowerbank
ADR Editor
Ian Fuller
Special Effects Technician
Andrew Smith
Title Designer
Richard Morrison
Second Unit Director of Photography
Jan Pester
First Assistant Editor
Bryan Oates
Still Photographer
David Appleby

TOP CAST

Robert De Niro
Robert De Niro

Rodrigo Mendoza

Jeremy Irons
Jeremy Irons

Father Gabriel

Ray McAnally
Ray McAnally

Cardinal Altamirano

Aidan Quinn
Aidan Quinn

Felipe Mendoza

Liam Neeson
Liam Neeson

Father John Fielding

Cherie Lunghi
Cherie Lunghi

Carlotta

Chuck Low
Chuck Low

Don Cabeza

Bercelio Moya
Bercelio Moya

Indian Boy

Sigifredo Ismare
Sigifredo Ismare

Witch Doctor

Daniel Berrigan
Daniel Berrigan

Sebastian

Carlos Duplat Sanjuan
Carlos Duplat Sanjuan

Portuguese Commander

Fred Melamed
Fred Melamed

Don Cabeza (voice) (uncredited)

Rolf Gray
Rolf Gray

Un jeune jésuite

Tony Lawn
Tony Lawn

Père Provincial

Asuncion Ontiveros
Asuncion Ontiveros

Le chef indien

Alejandrino Moya
Alejandrino Moya

Le lieutenant

Joe Daly
Joe Daly

Nobleman

Rafael Camerano
Rafael Camerano

Spanish Commander

Maria Teresa Ripoll
Maria Teresa Ripoll

Carlotta's Maid

Alberto Borja
Alberto Borja

Priest (uncredited)

Alain Becerra Calderon
Alain Becerra Calderon

Portuguese Soldier (uncredited)

Jacques Des Grottes
Jacques Des Grottes

Priest (uncredited)

Enrique Lamas
Enrique Lamas

Nobleman (uncredited)

Fred Melamed
Fred Melamed

Cabeza (voice) (uncredited)

Antonio Segovia
Antonio Segovia

Nobleman (uncredited)

Harlan Venner
Harlan Venner

Secretary (uncredited)

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