The Mission

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.

Adventure Drama Action History

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)

Rafael Camerano

(Spanish Commander)

Silvestre Chiripua

(Indian)

Luis Carlos Gonzalez

(Boy Singer)

Maria Teresa Ripoll

(Carlotta's Maid)

Alberto Borja

(Priest (uncredited))

Alain Becerra Calderon

(Portuguese Soldier (uncredited))

Jacques Des Grottes

(Priest (uncredited))

Enrique Lamas

(Nobleman (uncredited))

Fred Melamed

(Cabeza (voice) (uncredited))

Antonio Segovia

(Nobleman (uncredited))

Harlan Venner

(Secretary (uncredited))