The Mission
September 6, 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...More
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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Roland Joffé
Director
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
BM
Bercelio Moya
Indian Boy
SI
Sigifredo Ismare
Witch Doctor
Daniel Berrigan
Sebastian
Carlos Duplat Sanjuan
Portuguese Commander
Fred Melamed
Cabeza (voice) (uncredited)
Rolf Gray
Un jeune jésuite
TL
Tony Lawn
Père Provincial
MS
Monirak Sisowath
Ibaye
AO
Asuncion Ontiveros
Le chef indien
AM
Alejandrino Moya
Le lieutenant
Álvaro Guerrero
Jesuit
JD
Joe Daly
Nobleman
RC
Rafael Camerano
Spanish Commander
SC
Silvestre Chiripua
Indian
LCG
Luis Carlos Gonzalez
Boy Singer
MTR
Maria Teresa Ripoll
Carlotta's Maid
AB
Alberto Borja
Priest (uncredited)
ABC
Alain Becerra Calderon
Portuguese Soldier (uncredited)
JDG
Jacques Des Grottes
Priest (uncredited)
EL
Enrique Lamas
Nobleman (uncredited)
AS
Antonio Segovia
Nobleman (uncredited)
HV
Harlan Venner
Secretary (uncredited)