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The Mission

One will trust in the power of prayer. One will believe in the might of the sword.

1986 · PG · 2h 5m

Directed by Roland Joffé

7.4

TMDB audience score
1,623 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

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.

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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