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Academy Award winners Robert De Niro and Jeremy Irons star as two men of God who, by very different means, defy the greatest military powers of the world to protect the people who seek sanctuary in The Mission. 1756. Spain and Portugal, the two great global powers, have signed a treaty dividing the...

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Uniform Title:Mission (Motion picture : 1986)
Other Authors: Bolt, Robert (Screenwriter), De Niro, Robert (Actor), Irons, Jeremy, 1948- (Actor), McAnally, Ray (Actor), Quinn, Aidan (Actor), Lunghi, Cherie, 1952- (Actor), Pickup, Ronald (Actor), Low, Chuck, 1937-2017 (Actor), Neeson, Liam (Actor), Menges, Chris, 1940- (director of photography.), Morricone, Ennio (composer (expression))
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:English dialogue; parts of dialogue are in the Guarani Indian language; closed-captioned in English
Published: [Burbank, CA] : [Warner Home Video], [2003]
Subjects:
Guarani Indians > Missions > Drama.
Seven Reductions, War of the, 1754-1756 > Drama.
Waunana Indians > Social conditions > Drama.
South America > History > 18th century > Drama.
Guarani Indians > Missions.
South America.
1700-1799
Webcast
Drama.
Epic films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Historical films.
History.
Internet videos.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Films épiques.
Films historiques.
Films de fiction.
Vidéos sur Internet.
Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Swank Digital Campus)
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Summary:Academy Award winners Robert De Niro and Jeremy Irons star as two men of God who, by very different means, defy the greatest military powers of the world to protect the people who seek sanctuary in The Mission. 1756. Spain and Portugal, the two great global powers, have signed a treaty dividing the entire world between the slave-trading Portuguese empire and the Spanish empire, which has outlawed slavery. Deep in the Amazon rain forest, just inside the Spanish side of the meridian dividing the two domains, lies a Christian mission run by the deeply spiritual Gabriel (Irons) and former-slave trader, soldier and murderer Rodrigo (De Niro), who seeks his own personal redemption
Item Description:Originally released as motion picture in 1986
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 126 min.)) : sound, color
Audience:MPAA rating: PG
Awards:Cannes Film Festival, Palme D'or, 1986
Cannes Film Festival, Grand Prix de la Commission Supérieure Technique, 1986
Academy Awards, Best Cinematography, 1987
Golden Globes, Best Screenplay - Motion Picture, 1987
Golden Globes, Best Original Score - Motion Picture, 1987
BAFTA Awards, Best Actor in a Supporting Role, 1987
BAFTA Awards, Best Editing, 1987
BAFTA Awards, Best Score, 1987
Production Credits:Director of photography, Chris Menges ; production designer, Stuart Craig ; costume designer, Enrico Sabbatini ; editor, Jim Clark ; music composed, orchestrated, and conducted by Ennio Morricone