The Mission (1986)

Name: The Mission
Director: Roland Joffé
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Action, History
Released: 1986-09-06
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Robert De Niro, Jeremy Irons, Ray McAnally, Aidan Quinn, Liam Neeson

One will trust in the power of prayer. One will believe in the might of the sword.

6 September 1986 · 2h 05mAdventureDramaActionHistory

★ 7.4 / 10 · 1,614 votes on TMDB

Directed by Roland Joffé

What it's about

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.