The Mission

(1986)

Synopsis

Recalling the 1750 Treaty of Madrid, when Spain ceded part of South America to Portugal, and the royal governors wanted to make slaves of the indigenous peoples, while the Jesuits wanted to help the natives build a society.

Directors

Roland Joffé, Robert Bolt, Chris Menges, Vic Armstrong, Ennio Morricone, Jim Clark, Peter Hutchinson, John King, Ian Smith, Bill Rowe, Martin Evans, Iain Smith, Jack Stephens

Production year

1986

Rating

PG

Studio

Warner Bros.

Runtime

130 minutes

Cast

Jeremy Irons, Robert De Niro, Ray McAnally, Aidan Quinn, Liam Neeson