
“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.
Release Date: 9/6/1986
Runtime: 125 minutes
Languages: English, Guarani, Latin, Spanish
Director: Roland Joffé
Budget: $24.5M
Revenue: $17.2M
Companies: Goldcrest, Kingsmere, Enigma Productions, Fernando Ghia Productions
Countries: United Kingdom, France, United States of America, Paraguay, Brazil, Colombia, Argentina

Robert De Niro
Rodrigo Mendoza

Jeremy Irons
Father Gabriel

Ray McAnally
Cardinal Altamirano

Aidan Quinn
Felipe Mendoza

Liam Neeson
Father John Fielding

Cherie Lunghi
Carlotta

Ronald Pickup
Hontar

Chuck Low
Don Cabeza
Bercelio Moya
Indian Boy
Sigifredo Ismare
Witch Doctor

Daniel Berrigan
Sebastian

Carlos Duplat Sanjuan
Portuguese Commander
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