

The Mission
"One will trust in the power of prayer. One will believe in the might of the sword."
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 aggressors.
Movie Details
Budget
$24.5M
$24,500,000
Revenue
$17.2M
$17,200,000
Languages
English
+3 more
Studio
Goldcrest
+3 more
Key Crew

Roland Joffé
Director

David Puttnam
Producer

Robert Bolt
Screenplay
Cast

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
Bercelio Moya
Indian Boy
Sigifredo Ismare
Witch Doctor

Daniel Berrigan
Sebastian

Carlos Duplat Sanjuan
Portuguese Commander

Fred Melamed
Don Cabeza (voice) (uncredited)

Rolf Gray
Un jeune jésuite
Tony Lawn
Père Provincial
Monirak Sisowath
Ibaye
Asuncion Ontiveros
Le chef indien
Alejandrino Moya
Le lieutenant

Álvaro Guerrero
Jesuit
Joe Daly
Nobleman