The Mission
One will trust in the power of prayer. One will believe in the might of the sword.
7.4(1,572) 1986-09-06 125 minAdventureDramaActionHistory
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.
DirectorRoland Joffé
ProducerFernando Ghia
ProducerDavid Puttnam
ScreenplayRobert Bolt
Original Music ComposerEnnio Morricone
Cast & characters
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
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Bercelio Moya
as Indian Boy
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Sigifredo Ismare
as Witch Doctor
Daniel Berrigan
as Sebastian
Carlos Duplat Sanjuan
as Portuguese Commander
Fred Melamed
as Don Cabeza (voice) (uncredited)
Rolf Gray
as Un jeune jésuite
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Tony Lawn
as Père Provincial
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Monirak Sisowath
as Ibaye
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Asuncion Ontiveros
as Le chef indien
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Alejandrino Moya
as Le lieutenant
Álvaro Guerrero
as Jesuit
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Joe Daly
as Nobleman
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Rafael Camerano
as Spanish Commander
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Silvestre Chiripua
as Indian
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Luis Carlos Gonzalez
as Boy Singer
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Maria Teresa Ripoll
as Carlotta's Maid
