The Mission (1986)
Released: 31 Oct 1986
Runtime: 125 min
Rated: PG
Director: Roland Joffé
Writer(s): Robert Bolt (original story & screenplay)
Actors: Robert De Niro, Jeremy Irons, Ray McAnally, Aidan Quinn
Awards: Won 1 Oscar. Another 12 wins & 27 nominations.
IMDB Ratings: 7.5
Plot: Jeremy Irons plays a Spanish Jesuit who goes into the South American wilderness to build a mission in the hope of converting the Indians of the region. Robert DeNiro plays a slave hunter who is converted and joins Irons in his mission. When Spain sells the colony to Portugal, they are forced to defend all they have built against the Portuguese aggressors.
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