Jeremy Irons plays a Spanish Jesuit who goes into the South American wilderness to build a mission in the hope of converting the Indians of the region. Robert DeNiro plays a slave hunter who is converted and joins Irons in his mission. When Spain sells the colony to Portugal, they are forced to defend all they have built against the Portuguese aggressors.
Release Date: 31 October 1986Runtime: 125 min
Stars:
- Aidan Quinn
- Alejandrino Moya
- Álvaro Guerrero
- Asuncion Ontiveros
- Bercelio Moya
- Cherie Lunghi
- Chuck Low
- Daniel Berrigan
- Jeremy Irons
- Liam Neeson
- Ray McAnally
- Robert De Niro
- Rolf Gray
- Ronald Pickup
- Sigifredo Ismare
Director: Roland Joffé
