Movie · 125 min · T · drm, hst
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.
Where to watch The Mission
Available on 5 platforms across 1 countries.
Chart positions today
Currently charting in 2 countries, best placed at #99 in Italy.
- Italy #99
- South Korea #564
Available languages
Audio: English, Italian
Subtitles: Italian
Chart history
The Mission has spent 2 days in a top 3, 7 days in a top 10 and 34 days in a top 100 across the markets we track. Its best position anywhere is #1.
Cast
Robert De Niro, Jeremy Irons, Ray McAnally, Aidan Quinn, Liam Neeson, Cherie Lunghi, Ronald Pickup, Chuck Low, Bercelio Moya, Sigifredo Ismare, Daniel Berrigan, Carlos Duplat Sanjuan, Fred Melamed, Rolf Gray, Tony Lawn, Monirak Sisowath, Asuncion Ontiveros, Alejandrino Moya
Crew
Roland Joffé (director), Fernando Ghia (producer), David Puttnam (producer), Robert Bolt (screenplay)
Awards
4 wins from 11 nominations.
- Academy Award for Best Cinematography 1987 — won
- Palme d'Or 1986 — won
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films — won
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films — won
- Academy Award for Best Original Score 1987 — nominated
- Academy Award for Best Picture 1987 — nominated
- Academy Award for Best Director 1987 — nominated
- Academy Award for Best Costume Design 1987 — nominated
- Academy Award for Best Film Editing 1987 — nominated
- Academy Award for Best Production Design 1987 — nominated
- Academy Award for Best Cinematography 1987 — nominated