Film · Drama, Action, Adventure, History
The Mission (1986)
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.
- Director
- Roland Joffé
- Writers
- Robert Bolt
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Release date
- September 6, 1986
Cast
Robert De NiroRodrigo Mendoza
Jeremy IronsFather Gabriel
Ray McAnallyCardinal Altamirano
Aidan QuinnFelipe Mendoza
Liam NeesonFather John Fielding
Cherie LunghiCarlotta
Ronald PickupHontar
Chuck LowDon Cabeza- Bercelio MoyaIndian Boy
- Sigifredo IsmareWitch Doctor
Daniel BerriganSebastian
Carlos Duplat SanjuanPortuguese Commander
Fred MelamedDon Cabeza (voice) (uncredited)
Rolf GrayUn jeune jésuite- Tony LawnPère Provincial
- Monirak SisowathIbaye
- Asuncion OntiverosLe chef indien
- Alejandrino MoyaLe lieutenant
Álvaro GuerreroJesuit- Joe DalyNobleman
