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The Mission

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

7.4

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.

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Photo of Robert De Niro

Robert De Niro

Rodrigo Mendoza

Photo of Jeremy Irons

Jeremy Irons

Father Gabriel

Photo of Ray McAnally

Ray McAnally

Cardinal Altamirano

Photo of Aidan Quinn

Aidan Quinn

Felipe Mendoza

Photo of Liam Neeson

Liam Neeson

Father John Fielding

Photo of Cherie Lunghi

Cherie Lunghi

Carlotta

Photo of Ronald Pickup

Ronald Pickup

Hontar

Photo of Chuck Low

Chuck Low

Don Cabeza

Photo of Daniel Berrigan

Daniel Berrigan

Sebastian

Photo of Carlos Duplat Sanjuan

Carlos Duplat Sanjuan

Portuguese Commander

Photo of Fred Melamed

Fred Melamed

Don Cabeza (voice) (uncredited)

Photo of Rolf Gray

Rolf Gray

Un jeune jésuite

Photo of Álvaro Guerrero

Álvaro Guerrero

Jesuit

Photo of Fred Melamed

Fred Melamed

Cabeza (voice) (uncredited)

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