21 Apr 2024
América, do Sul
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The Mission
One will trust in the power of prayer. One will believe in the might of the sword.
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.
Top Billed 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
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