THE MISSION (TWO-DISC SPECIAL EDITION) (BILINGUAL)

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• Release Year: 1986
• Genre: Drama, War
• Plot: 'The events in this movie really happened. Probably not exactly in the way we show, but something very close to it. It was a simple but harrowing story about political realities vs. all that's best in human nature. We're a strange animal, so often destroying what we love for selfish ends, and yet tantalized by the sense that there are other choices if only we had the strength to make them. In the politics of 400 years ago, we find the same questions we battle with today.'; --Roland Joffé; Los Angeles, November 2002; ; Sweeping and visually resplendent, 'The Mission' is a powerful action epic about a man of the sward (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. It reunites key talents behind 'The Killing Fields' : co-producer David Puttnam, director Roland Joffé and Chris Menges.; ; Winner of the 1986 Cannes Film Festival Best Picture Award, the film earned seven Academy Award nominations (including Best Picture) and won a Best Cinematography Oscar. Robert Bolt's thoughtful screenplay and Ennio Morricone's rich score won Golden Globe Awards. 'The Mission is screen storytelling that weaves a haunting spell.
• Cast: 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, Harlan Venner, Joe Daly, Carlos Duplat, Rafael Camerano, Monirak Sisowath, Silvestre Chiripua, Luis Carlos Gonzalez, Maria Teresa Ripoll, Alberto Borja, Jacques Des Grottes, Enrique Lamas, Fred Melamed, Antonio Segovia, Roland Joffé
• Director: Roland Joffé
• Runtime: 2:05
• Company: Goldcrest Films International, Kingsmere, Warner Bros. Pictures
• Media Format: Movie