Rent The Mission (1986)
3.8 of 5 from 156 ratings
2h 0min
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- Synopsis:
- Sweeping and visually resplendent, 'The Mission' is a powerful action epic about a man of the sword (Robert DeNiro) and a man of the cloth (Jeremy Irons) who unite to shield a South American Indian tribe from brutal subjugation by 18th Century colonial empires.
- Actors:
- Robert De Niro, Jeremy Irons, Ray McAnally, Aidan Quinn, Cherie Lunghi, Ronald Pickup, Chuck Low, Liam Neeson, Bercelio Moya, Sigifredo Ismare, Asuncion Ontiveros, Alejandrino Moya, Daniel Berrigan, Rolf Gray, Álvaro Guerrero, Tony Lawn, Joe Daly, Carlos Duplat, Rafael Camerano, Monirak Sisowath
- Directors:
- Roland Joffé
- Producers:
- Fernando Ghia, David Puttnam
- Voiced By:
- Fred Melamed
- Writers:
- Robert Bolt
- Others:
- Chris Menges, David Puttnam, Peter Hutchinson, Jack Stephens, Stuart Craig, Clive Winter, Bill Rowe, Enrico Sabbatini, Ian Fuller, Fernando Ghia, Jim Clark, Ennio Morricone
- Studio:
- Warner
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Classics, Drama
- Collections:
- Award Winners, BAFTA Nominations Competition 2023, BAFTA Nominations Competition 2025, BAFTA Nominations Competition 2026, Cinema Paradiso's 2024 Centenary Club: Part 2, Oscar Nominations Competition 2025, A Brief History of Film..., Top 10 Cannes Palme d'Or Winners, Top 10 Films With Voiceover Narration, Top Films
- Awards:
1987 BAFTA Best Supporting Actor
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 13/03/2017
- Run Time:
- 125 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, French Dolby Digital 2.0
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing, French, Spanish
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.40:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Commentary by Director Roland Joffe
- BBC 'Omnibus' Documentary 'People on a Mission', Chronicling the Movie's South American Location Shoot and Examining the Heartbreaking Lives of the Waunana Indians Who Portrayed the Film's Guanari Tribespeople
- Theatrical Trailer
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Reviews (2) of The Mission
Really well done - The Mission review by John M from Romsey
We have enjoyed the music from this for some time and have never seen the film until now. As a portrayal of a true historical event this was really well done, possibly because real Indian people from the forest played many key parts in the film.
Excellent and well worth seeing
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Fall Guys - The Mission review by Steve
Spectacular historical epic loosely based on real-life events during the imperial Spanish and Portuguese expansion through South America. There is an immensely detailed production, led by Roland Joffé's enterprising direction. And the quality in every department led to seven Oscar nominations.
The only win was for Chris Menges' breathtaking location photography. This is elevated by Ennio Morricone's orchestral score, which he considered his best. The purpose is to draw attention to contemporary South American tribes still persecuted today.
This is set in 1750, when their ancestors are coaxed out of the rainforest by Jesuit priests, but then exploited by empire builders for slave labour... until they resist, with tragic consequences. Jeremy Irons is the naive missionary who looks to god to protect the Guarani natives....
Robert De Niro is a former slave trader who switches sides, a sort of proto-white saviour. And there's a huge cast of extras drawn from local people, who admittedly are mostly sidelined. This is an extreme, unorthodox drama made in difficult conditions, which has an imposing, artistic grandeur.
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