The Mission

Overview

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.

Details

Cast

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

Fred Melamed

Don Cabeza (voice) (uncredited)

Rolf Gray

Un jeune jésuite

Tony Lawn

Père Provincial

Monirak Sisowath

Ibaye

Asuncion Ontiveros

Le chef indien

Alejandrino Moya

Le lieutenant

Álvaro Guerrero

Jesuit

Joe Daly

Nobleman