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.
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Cast
30 people
Robert De Niro
Rodrigo Mendoza
Known for
Joker
GoodFellas
Jeremy Irons
Father Gabriel
Known for
The Lion King
Die Hard: With a Vengeance
Ray McAnally
Cardinal Altamirano
Known for
Jack the Ripper
We're No Angels
Aidan Quinn
Felipe Mendoza
Known for
Elementary
Unknown
Liam Neeson
Father John Fielding
Known for
Schindler's List
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Cherie Lunghi
Carlotta
Known for
Secret Diary of a Call Girl
Excalibur
Ronald Pickup
Hontar
Known for
Darkest Hour
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Chuck Low
Don Cabeza
Known for
GoodFellas
Bercelio Moya
Indian Boy
No other roles listed
Sigifredo Ismare
Witch Doctor
No other roles listed
Daniel Berrigan
Sebastian
Carlos Duplat Sanjuan
Portuguese Commander
Also in
Tres Milagros
La Venganza
Roland Joffé Director · Robert Bolt Screenplay Ennio Morricone Composer
Worldwide gross $17M · Budget $24M · United States release October 31, 1986
Box office
Budget
$24,500,000
Worldwide gross
$17,200,000
Gross vs. budget
0.7×
Production
Goldcrest Films International
Production
Kingsmere
Production
Enigma Productions
Production
Fernando Ghia Productions
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Studio · Production
AMLF
Production
Kingsmere Productions Ltd.
Production
United Kingdom · France · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Guarani · Latin · Spanish
Release dates
France · May 16, 1986
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
United States · October 31, 1986
Theatrical
United States
October 30, 1986 · Premiere · New York City, New York
November 14, 1986 · Theatrical · 70mm version
Argentina
November 13, 1986 · Theatrical
Australia
January 20, 1987 · Theatrical
Austria
January 9, 1987 · Theatrical
Brazil
March 2, 1987 · Theatrical
Canada
May 13, 2003 · Physical · DVD
Colombia
December 25, 1986 · Theatrical
Denmark
January 30, 1987 · Theatrical
Finland
November 21, 1986 · Theatrical
France
October 1, 1986 · Theatrical
Germany
January 8, 1987 · Theatrical · West Germany
December 18, 1987 · Theatrical · East Germany
Greece
February 1, 1987 · Theatrical
May 16, 2001 · Physical · DVD
June 26, 2025 · Theatrical · Re-Issue
Hungary
December 24, 1987 · Theatrical
India
July 3, 1992 · Theatrical
Ireland
December 12, 1986 · Theatrical
Israel
May 5, 2011 · Physical · Blu-ray
Italy
October 23, 1986 · Theatrical
Japan
April 18, 1987 · Theatrical
Mexico
July 2, 1987 · Theatrical
Netherlands
November 6, 1986 · Theatrical
July 31, 2002 · TV · Nederland 2
December 1, 2004 · Physical · DVD
October 29, 2009 · Physical · Blu ray
Norway
November 17, 1986 · Theatrical
Peru
March 26, 1987 · Theatrical
Poland
September 6, 1986 · Theatrical
Portugal
December 19, 1986 · Theatrical
Serbia
February 25, 2010 · Premiere · Belgrade Film Festival
Singapore
March 1, 1987 · Premiere · Singapore International Film Festival
Slovakia
March 26, 1997 · TV · Markíza
South Korea
December 24, 1986 · Theatrical
June 20, 2008 · Theatrical · Re-release
April 6, 2017 · Theatrical · Re-release
Spain
September 29, 1986 · Theatrical
Sweden
December 12, 1986 · Theatrical
Taiwan
December 20, 1986 · Theatrical
September 11, 2020 · Theatrical · re-release
Türkiye
October 31, 1986 · Theatrical
XC
March 1, 1989 · Theatrical
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