The Mission

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1986-10-31

Languages:

English, Guarani, Spanish, Latin

Countries:

UK, France

Runtime:

125 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

7.5 (40956 Reviews)

Director:

Roland Joffè

Genres:

Adventure Drama History

Cast:

Robert De Niro Jeremy Irons Ray McAnally Aidan Quinn

Writer:

Robert Bolt (original story & screenplay)

Fullplot:

Jeremy Irons plays a Spanish Jesuit who goes into the South American wilderness to build a mission in the hope of converting the Indians of the region. Robert DeNiro plays a slave hunter who is converted and joins Irons in 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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