The Mission

The Mission (1986)

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

  • Genre: Adventure, Drama, Action, History
  • Release Date: 1986-09-24
  • User Rating: 7.396/10 from 1426 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 6min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Goldcrest
  • Production Country: United Kingdom, Italy
  • Director: Roland Joffé
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Summary

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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  • 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
  • Bercelio Moya

    as Indian Boy
  • 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
  • Tony Lawn

    as Père Provincial
  • Monirak Sisowath

    as Ibaye
  • Asuncion Ontiveros

    as Le chef indien
  • Alejandrino Moya

    as Le lieutenant
  • Álvaro Guerrero

    as Jesuit
  • Joe Daly

    as Nobleman
  • Rafael Camerano

    as Spanish Commander
  • Silvestre Chiripua

    as Indian
  • Luis Carlos Gonzalez

    as Boy Singer
  • Maria Teresa Ripoll

    as Carlotta's Maid
  • Alberto Borja

    as Priest (uncredited)
  • Alain Becerra Calderon

    as Portuguese Soldier (uncredited)
  • Jacques Des Grottes

    as Priest (uncredited)
  • Enrique Lamas

    as Nobleman (uncredited)
  • Fred Melamed

    as Cabeza (voice) (uncredited)
  • Antonio Segovia

    as Nobleman (uncredited)
  • Harlan Venner

    as Secretary (uncredited)
Directing Roland Joffé Director
Production Fernando Ghia Producer
Production David Puttnam Producer
Production Alejandro Azzano Executive Producer
Production Felipe López Caballero Executive Producer
Camera Chris Menges Director of Photography
Editing Jim Clark Editor
Writing Robert Bolt Screenplay
Production Susie Figgis Casting
Production Juliet Taylor Casting
Costume & Make-Up Enrico Sabbatini Costume Design
Sound Ennio Morricone Original Music Composer
Art Stuart Craig Production Design
Art Norman Dorme Supervising Art Director
Art George Richardson Art Direction
Crew Vic Armstrong Stunt Coordinator
Art Paul Bradburn Props
Writing Robert Bolt Original Story
Costume & Make-Up Charlotte Bakker Wig Designer
Costume & Make-Up Elaine Bowerbank Hairstylist
Costume & Make-Up Sallie Evans Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Magdalen Gaffney Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Paula Gillespie Key Hair Stylist
Costume & Make-Up Geraldine Jones Hairstylist
Costume & Make-Up Stephanie Kaye Hairstylist
Costume & Make-Up Ken Lintott Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Tommie Manderson Makeup Supervisor
Costume & Make-Up Wendy Rawson Hairstylist
Directing Salvatore Basile Assistant Director
Directing Salvatore Basile Assistant Director
Directing Uberto Pasolini Third Assistant Director
Directing Gerry Toomey Second Assistant Director
Directing Bill Westley First Assistant Director
Directing Kevin Westley Additional Second Assistant Director
Sound Christopher Ackland Sound Editor
Sound Martin Evans Dialogue Editor
Sound Clive Winter Sound Mixer
Sound Lionel Strutt ADR Mixer
Crew Steve Crawley Special Effects
Crew Peter Fern Special Effects Technician
Crew Martin Gant Special Effects Technician
Visual Effects Peter Hutchinson Special Effects Supervisor
Crew Peter Skehan Special Effects Technician
Crew Andrew Smith Special Effects Technician
Crew Marco Yepes Special Effects Assistant
Visual Effects Costas Charitou Visual Effects
Crew Jordi Casares Stunts
Crew Billy Horrigan Stunts
Crew Niamh McAnally Stunts
Crew Bronco McLoughlin Stunts
Crew Miguel Pedregosa Stunts
Crew Tito Tomassini Stunts
Camera Felipe Aljure Assistant Camera
Camera Jan Pester Second Unit Director of Photography
Camera Robin Vidgeon Second Unit Director of Photography
Art Richard Morrison Title Designer
Crew Héctor Babenco Thanks
Editing Bryan Oates First Assistant Editor
Camera David Appleby Still Photographer
Production Iain Smith Associate Producer
Sound Ennio Morricone Orchestrator
Sound Ennio Morricone Conductor
Production Barrie Melrose Production Supervisor
Production Philip Kohler Location Manager
Production David Nichols Location Manager
Production Pamela Wells Unit Manager
Production Judi Bunn Production Coordinator
Directing Pat Rambaut Continuity
Camera Mike Roberts Camera Operator
Camera Jeremy Gee Focus Puller
Camera Tom McDougall Clapper Loader
Camera Tom Taylor Clapper Loader
Camera Tony Cridlin Grip
Camera Bill Geddes Grip
Camera Fred Harris Grip
Camera Eamonn O'Keeffe Focus Puller
Camera Mark Moriarty Clapper Loader
Art John King Art Direction
Art Peter Melrose Art Direction
Art Jack Stephens Set Dresser
Art Jack Carter Construction Manager
Art Terry Wells Jr. Property Master
Sound Allan Brereton Boom Operator
Sound Trevor Rutherford Sound Engineer
Editing Tony Tromp Assistant Editor
Sound Ian Fuller Sound Editor
Sound Ric O'Connor Assistant Sound Editor
Sound Bill Rowe Sound Mixer
Sound Michael Parkinson Assistant Sound Editor
Sound Daryl Jordan Assistant Sound Editor
Sound Nick Moore Assistant Dialogue Editor
Costume & Make-Up Giovanni Viti Wardrobe Master
Costume & Make-Up Thomas Casterline Wardrobe Master
Costume & Make-Up Uliva Pizzetti Wardrobe Assistant
Costume & Make-Up Anna Orazi Wardrobe Master
Costume & Make-Up Silvana Cocuccione Seamstress
Costume & Make-Up Adriana Mattiozzi Seamstress
Costume & Make-Up Angelica Placanica Seamstress
Production Brian Harris Production Accountant
Production John Sargent Production Accountant
Production Hazel Crombie Accountant
Production Christine Hoy Assistant Accountant
Production Marija Sargent Assistant Accountant
Crew Ann Tasker Unit Publicist
Camera David Appleby Still Photographer
Lighting Peter Bloor Gaffer
Lighting Eddie Knight Best Boy Electric
Lighting John Barry Electrician
Lighting Stewart Monteith Electrician
Lighting Dave Ridout Electrician
Lighting Billy Merrell Electrician
Lighting Paul Borg Electrician
Lighting Frank Sheeky Electrician
Art Derek Knowler Props
Art Dave Midson Props
Sound Maxwell Pryce Music Director

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