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.

2h 5m1986PGTMDb 7.4

AdventureDramaActionHistory

English

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Storyline

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.

The Mission poster

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Info

Status: Released
Released: 6 September 1986
Runtime: 2h 5m
Rating: PG
TMDB score: 7.4 / 10 (1,616 votes)

Production

Director: Roland Joffé
Writers: Robert Bolt
Studios: Goldcrest Films International, Kingsmere, Enigma Productions
Countries: United Kingdom, France, United States of America

Box Office

Budget: $24.5M
Revenue: $17.2M
Profit: $7.3M loss
Return: 0.7×

Languages

Original: English
Spoken: English, Guarani, Latin, Spanish