The Mission (1986)
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
Additional Info
| Budget | $24,500,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $17,200,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 2.9266 |
Directed By
Roland Joffé
Crew
Roland Joffé
Jim Clark
Chris Menges
David Puttnam
Alejandro Azzano
Felipe López Caballero
Fernando Ghia
Robert Bolt
Susie Figgis
Enrico Sabbatini
Juliet Taylor
Stuart Craig
George Richardson
Norman Dorme
Ennio Morricone
Vic Armstrong
Paul Bradburn
Robert Bolt
Costas Charitou
Magdalen Gaffney
Stephanie Kaye
Tommie Manderson
Clive Winter
Peter Fern
Marco Yepes
Peter Skehan
Paula Gillespie
Wendy Rawson
Christopher Ackland
Martin Gant
Héctor Babenco
Salvatore Basile
Ken Lintott
Gerry Toomey
Martin Evans
Lionel Strutt
Peter Hutchinson
Charlotte Bakker
Uberto Pasolini
Jordi Casares
Billy Horrigan
Felipe Aljure
Robin Vidgeon
Geraldine Jones
Steve Crawley
Sallie Evans
Bronco McLoughlin
Tito Tomassini
Salvatore Basile
Bill Westley
Kevin Westley
Elaine Bowerbank
Andrew Smith
Niamh McAnally
Richard Morrison
Miguel Pedregosa
Jan Pester
Bryan Oates
David Appleby
Iain Smith
Ennio Morricone
Ennio Morricone
Barrie Melrose
Philip Kohler
David Nichols
Pamela Wells
Judi Bunn
Pat Rambaut
Mike Roberts
Jeremy Gee
Tom McDougall
Tom Taylor
Tony Cridlin
Bill Geddes
Fred Harris
Eamonn O'Keeffe
Mark Moriarty
John King
Peter Melrose
Jack Stephens
Jack Carter
Terry Wells Jr.
Allan Brereton
Trevor Rutherford
Tony Tromp
Ian Fuller
Ric O'Connor
Bill Rowe
Michael Parkinson
Daryl Jordan
Nick Moore
Giovanni Viti
Thomas Casterline
Uliva Pizzetti
Anna Orazi
Silvana Cocuccione
Adriana Mattiozzi
Angelica Placanica
Brian Harris
John Sargent
Hazel Crombie
Christine Hoy
Marija Sargent
Ann Tasker
David Appleby
Peter Bloor
Eddie Knight
John Barry
Stewart Monteith
Dave Ridout
Billy Merrell
Paul Borg
Frank Sheeky
Derek Knowler
Dave Midson
Maxwell Pryce
TOP CAST
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
Fred Melamed
Don Cabeza (voice) (uncredited)
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
Cabeza (voice) (uncredited)
Antonio Segovia
Nobleman (uncredited)
Harlan Venner
Secretary (uncredited)
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