The Mission (1986)
“One will trust in the power of prayer. One will believe in the might of the sword.”
2h 5m·★ 7.4(1,550 votes)
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.
Director: Roland Joffé
Top Cast
Robert De Niro · Rodrigo MendozaJeremy Irons · Father GabrielRay McAnally · Cardinal AltamiranoAidan Quinn · Felipe MendozaLiam Neeson · Father John FieldingCherie Lunghi · CarlottaRonald Pickup · HontarChuck Low · Don Cabeza