The Mission (1986)

09/29/1986 2h 6m

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

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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.

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Cast Ages at Release

Robert De Niro

as Rodrigo Mendoza

Born 08/17/1943, age

Jeremy Irons

as Father Gabriel

Born 09/19/1948, age

Ray McAnally

as Cardinal Altamirano

Born 03/30/1926

Died 06/15/1989, age

Aidan Quinn

as Felipe Mendoza

Born 03/08/1959, age

Liam Neeson

as Father John Fielding

Born 06/07/1952, age

Cherie Lunghi

as Carlotta

Born 04/04/1952, age

Ronald Pickup

as Hontar

Born 06/07/1940

Died 02/25/2021, age

Fred Melamed

as Don Cabeza (voice) (uncredited)

Born 05/13/1956, age

Álvaro Guerrero

as Jesuit

Born 03/26/1949, age

Fred Melamed

as Cabeza (voice) (uncredited)

Born 05/13/1956, age