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Mission

Original title: The Mission
  • 1986
  • Tous publics
  • 2h 5m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
65K
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Robert De Niro and Jeremy Irons in Mission (1986)
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Eighteenth-century Spanish Jesuits try to protect a remote South American tribe in danger of falling under the rule of pro-slavery Portugal.Eighteenth-century Spanish Jesuits try to protect a remote South American tribe in danger of falling under the rule of pro-slavery Portugal.Eighteenth-century Spanish Jesuits try to protect a remote South American tribe in danger of falling under the rule of pro-slavery Portugal.

  • Director
    • Roland Joffé
  • Writer
    • Robert Bolt
  • Stars
    • Robert De Niro
    • Jeremy Irons
    • Ray McAnally
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.4/10
    65K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,356
    267
    • Director
      • Roland Joffé
    • Writer
      • Robert Bolt
    • Stars
      • Robert De Niro
      • Jeremy Irons
      • Ray McAnally
    • 279User reviews
    • 60Critic reviews
    • 55Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 15 wins & 27 nominations total

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    Top cast

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    Robert De Niro
    Robert De Niro
    • Mendoza
    Jeremy Irons
    Jeremy Irons
    • Gabriel
    Ray McAnally
    Ray McAnally
    • Altamirano
    Aidan Quinn
    Aidan Quinn
    • Felipe
    Cherie Lunghi
    Cherie Lunghi
    • Carlotta
    Ronald Pickup
    Ronald Pickup
    • Hontar
    Chuck Low
    Chuck Low
    • Cabeza
    Liam Neeson
    Liam Neeson
    • Fielding
    Bercelio Moya
    • Indian Boy
    Sigifredo Ismare
    • Witch Doctor
    Asuncion Ontiveros
    • Indian Chief
    Alejandrino Moya
    • Chief's Lieutenant
    Daniel Berrigan
    Daniel Berrigan
    • Sebastian
    Rolf Gray
    • Young Jesuit
    Álvaro Guerrero
    Álvaro Guerrero
    • Jesuit
    Tony Lawn
    • Father Provincial
    Joe Daly
    • Nobleman
    Carlos Duplat
    • Portuguese Commander
    • Director
      • Roland Joffé
    • Writer
      • Robert Bolt
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Robert De Niro was one of the few who did not became ill with amoebic dysentery.
    • Goofs
      When Cardinal Altamirano visits the missions, the cut glass decanter is a Regency or Victorian style produced after the early 1800s.
    • Quotes

      Hontar: We must work in the world, your eminence. The world is thus.

      Altamirano: No, Señor Hontar. Thus have we made the world... thus have I made it.

    • Crazy credits
      At the film's very end, after the final credits, Altimarano gives the audience an ambiguous, almost accusing look, as if he were asking it, "Would you or would you not have done this?"
    • Connections
      Edited into The Nostalgia Critic: Signs (2012)
    • Soundtracks
      Gabriel's Oboe
      Composed by Ennio Morricone

    User reviews279

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    10/10
    Awe-inspiring to see on the big screen
    I had the good fortune to see The Mission on the big screen in 1986 when it was first released. I went into the theater knowing only the title, the two lead actors, and that it had something to do with South America. Two hours later I was a puddle of tears, both from the subject matter and from the knowledge that I had just witnessed a cinematic masterpiece. It is perhaps the most intelligently spiritual film I've ever seen. The cinematography is gorgeous throughout, the settings are stunning, the acting is top-notch across the board, the musical score is breathtaking, and the screenplay is brilliantly eloquent. Roland Joffé did a fantastic job directing The Killing Fields, but this one is even better. I just watched it again on DVD, and nearly 25 years later, the film has not aged or lost any of its power. Still one of the greatest and most underrated films of all time.
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    5
    • gregorgeous
    • Apr 15, 2009

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 1, 1986 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • France
    • Languages
      • English
      • Guarani
      • Spanish
      • Latin
    • Also known as
      • The Mission
    • Filming locations
      • Iguazú National Park, Argentina(on location)
    • Production companies
      • Warner Bros.
      • Goldcrest Films International
      • Kingsmere Productions Ltd.
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $24,500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $17,218,023
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $40,366
      • Nov 2, 1986
    • Gross worldwide
      • $17,502,499
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 5 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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