The Mission(Movie, 1986)

Name: The Mission
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Action, History
Released: 1986
Duration: T02:6:00
Rating: 3.7

| 2h 6min | Genres: Adventure, Drama, Action, History

Rating: 3.7/5 (with 598 votes)

The Mission is a 1986 British period drama film about the experiences of a Jesuit missionary in 18th-century South America. Directed by Roland Joffé and written by Robert Bolt, the film stars Robert De Niro, Jeremy Irons, Ray McAnally, Aidan Quinn, Cherie Lunghi, and Liam Neeson. The film premiered in competition at the 39th Cannes Film Festival, winning the Palme d'Or. At the 59th Academy Awards it was nominated for seven awards including Best Picture and Best Director, winning for Best Cinematography. The film has also been cited as one of the greatest religious films of all time, appearing in the Vatican film list's "Religion" section and being number one on the Church Times' Top 50 Religious Films list. ()

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Duration: 2h 4min

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Awards & Nominations for The Mission

Academy Award for Best Cinematography Palme d'Or National Board of Review: Top Ten Films nominated for: Academy Award for Best Picture nominated for: Academy Award for Best Director nominated for: Academy Award for Best Cinematography nominated for: Academy Award for Best Film Editing nominated for: Academy Award for Best Costume Design nominated for: Academy Award for Best Production Design nominated for: Academy Award for Best Original Score

About The Mission

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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Trailer for The Mission + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

The Mission (1986) - Trailer HD 1080p(Trailer, 2:15)

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Additional Information

Production countries: France, United Kingdom (UK)

Shot in: Brazil

Plays in: Brazil, South America

Made by: Warner Bros. Pictures, Goldcrest Films International, AMLF, Enigma Productions, Kingsmere Productions Ltd.

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN), Spanish (ES), Guarani (GN), Latin (LA)

Translated into 26 languages: Belarusian (BE), Bulgarian (BG), Catalan (CA), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Lithuanian (LT), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Slovenian (SL), Swedish (SV), Turkish (TR), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 09/29/1986

Appearing Characters: Father John Fielding

Cast: Robert De Niro, Jeremy Irons, Ray McAnally, Aidan Quinn, Cherie Lunghi, Liam Neeson, Álvaro Guerrero, Fred Melamed, Chuck Low, Ronald Pickup, Daniel Berrigan

Director: Roland Joffé

Producer: David Puttnam

Screenwriter: Robert Bolt

Film Editor: Jim Clark

Director of Photography: Chris Menges

Composer: Ennio Morricone

Costume designer: Enrico Sabbatini

Production Designer: Stuart Craig

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"A Missão"

"Mise De Niro"

"A misszió"

Keywords: indigenous peoples, argentina, colonisation, lgbt interest, jesuit priest, south america, christianity, jungle, mission, assimilation, 18th century, waterfall

Budget: 24,500,000 USD

Revenue: 17,218,023 USD (= 70%)

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The Mission(Movie, 1986)

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