The Mission
1986When 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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Robert De Niro
as Rodrigo Mendoza
Jeremy Irons
as Father Gabriel
Ray McAnally
as Cardinal Altamirano
Aidan Quinn
as Felipe Mendoza
Liam Neeson
as Father John Fielding
Cherie Lunghi
as Carlotta
Ronald Pickup
as Hontar
Chuck Low
as Don Cabeza
Bercelio Moya
as Indian Boy
Sigifredo Ismare
as Witch Doctor
Daniel Berrigan
as Sebastian
Carlos Duplat Sanjuan
as Portuguese Commander
Fred Melamed
as Don Cabeza (voice) (uncredited)
Rolf Gray
as Un jeune jésuite
Tony Lawn
as Père Provincial
Monirak Sisowath
as Ibaye
Asuncion Ontiveros
as Le chef indien
Alejandrino Moya
as Le lieutenant
Álvaro Guerrero
as Jesuit
Joe Daly
as Nobleman
Rafael Camerano
as Spanish Commander
Silvestre Chiripua
as Indian
Luis Carlos Gonzalez
as Boy Singer
Maria Teresa Ripoll
as Carlotta's Maid
Alberto Borja
as Priest (uncredited)
Alain Becerra Calderon
as Portuguese Soldier (uncredited)
Jacques Des Grottes
as Priest (uncredited)
Enrique Lamas
as Nobleman (uncredited)
Fred Melamed
as Cabeza (voice) (uncredited)
Antonio Segovia
as Nobleman (uncredited)
Harlan Venner
as Secretary (uncredited)