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.
Cast
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), 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)
Antonio Segovia
Nobleman (uncredited)
Harlan Venner
Secretary (uncredited)
Crew
Roland Joffé
Director
Robert Bolt
Screenplay, Original Story
Jim Clark
Editor
Tony Tromp
Assistant Editor
Chris Menges
Director of Photography
Bill Westley
First Assistant Director
Gerry Toomey
Second Assistant Director
Kevin Westley
Additional Second Assistant Director
Uberto Pasolini
Third Assistant Director
Salvatore Basile
Assistant Director
Salvatore Basile
Assistant Director
Judi Bunn
Production Coordinator
Alejandro Azzano
Executive Producer
Felipe López Caballero
Executive Producer
Barrie Melrose
Production Supervisor
Fernando Ghia
Producer
David Puttnam
Producer
Iain Smith
Associate Producer
Stuart Craig
Production Design
Mike Roberts
Camera Operator
Felipe Aljure
Assistant Camera
Susie Figgis
Casting
Juliet Taylor
Casting
Giovanni Viti
Wardrobe Master
Thomas Casterline
Wardrobe Master
Anna Orazi
Wardrobe Master
Enrico Sabbatini
Costume Design
Uliva Pizzetti
Wardrobe Assistant
Paula Gillespie
Key Hair Stylist
Elaine Bowerbank
Hairstylist
Geraldine Jones
Hairstylist
Stephanie Kaye
Hairstylist
Wendy Rawson
Hairstylist
Sallie Evans
Makeup Artist
Magdalen Gaffney
Makeup Artist
Ken Lintott
Makeup Artist
Tommie Manderson
Makeup Supervisor
Jan Pester
Second Unit Director of Photography
Robin Vidgeon
Second Unit Director of Photography
Norman Dorme
Supervising Art Director
Christopher Ackland
Sound Editor
Ian Fuller
Sound Editor
Ric O'Connor
Assistant Sound Editor
Michael Parkinson
Assistant Sound Editor
Daryl Jordan
Assistant Sound Editor
Clive Winter
Sound Mixer
Bill Rowe
Sound Mixer
Trevor Rutherford
Sound Engineer
Allan Brereton
Boom Operator
Lionel Strutt
ADR Mixer
Peter Fern
Special Effects Technician
Martin Gant
Special Effects Technician
Peter Skehan
Special Effects Technician
Andrew Smith
Special Effects Technician
Peter Hutchinson
Special Effects Supervisor
Steve Crawley
Special Effects
Marco Yepes
Special Effects Assistant
Costas Charitou
Visual Effects
Ennio Morricone
Original Music Composer, Conductor, Orchestrator
Maxwell Pryce
Music Director
Brian Harris
Production Accountant
John Sargent
Production Accountant
Christine Hoy
Assistant Accountant
Marija Sargent
Assistant Accountant
Hazel Crombie
Accountant
Martin Evans
Dialogue Editor
Nick Moore
Assistant Dialogue Editor
Jack Stephens
Set Dresser
Jack Carter
Construction Manager
Paul Bradburn
Props
Derek Knowler
Props
Dave Midson
Props
David Appleby
Still Photographer
David Appleby
Still Photographer
John Barry
Electrician
Stewart Monteith
Electrician
Dave Ridout
Electrician
Billy Merrell
Electrician
Paul Borg
Electrician
Frank Sheeky
Electrician
Eddie Knight
Best Boy Electric
Philip Kohler
Location Manager
David Nichols
Location Manager
Jordi Casares
Stunts
Billy Horrigan
Stunts
Niamh McAnally
Stunts
Bronco McLoughlin
Stunts
Miguel Pedregosa
Stunts
Tito Tomassini
Stunts
Vic Armstrong
Stunt Coordinator
Terry Wells Jr.
Property Master
Tom McDougall
Clapper Loader
Tom Taylor
Clapper Loader
Mark Moriarty
Clapper Loader
Pat Rambaut
Continuity
Tony Cridlin
Grip
Bill Geddes
Grip
Fred Harris
Grip
Peter Bloor
Gaffer
Silvana Cocuccione
Seamstress
Adriana Mattiozzi
Seamstress
Angelica Placanica
Seamstress
Richard Morrison
Title Designer
Jeremy Gee
Focus Puller
Eamonn O'Keeffe
Focus Puller
Pamela Wells
Unit Manager
Charlotte Bakker
Wig Designer
Ann Tasker
Unit Publicist
George Richardson
Art Direction
John King
Art Direction
Peter Melrose
Art Direction
Bryan Oates
First Assistant Editor
Héctor Babenco
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