The Mission
06/09/1986
2h 5m

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.
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
Rafael Camerano
Spanish Commander
Silvestre Chiripua
Indian
Luis Carlos Gonzalez
Boy Singer
Maria Teresa Ripoll
Carlotta's Maid
Alberto Borja
Priest (uncredited)
Alain Becerra Calderon
Portuguese Soldier (uncredited)
Jacques Des Grottes
Priest (uncredited)
Enrique Lamas
Nobleman (uncredited)


Fred Melamed
Cabeza (voice) (uncredited)
Antonio Segovia
Nobleman (uncredited)
Harlan Venner
Secretary (uncredited)
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