One will trust in the power of prayer. One will believe in the might of the sword.
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.
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- classical in formformally daring
- intimateepic
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Cast
- Robert De NiroRodrigo Mendoza
- Jeremy IronsFather Gabriel
- Ray McAnallyCardinal Altamirano
- Aidan QuinnFelipe Mendoza
- Liam NeesonFather John Fielding
- Cherie LunghiCarlotta
- Ronald PickupHontar
- Chuck LowDon Cabeza
- Bercelio MoyaIndian Boy
- Sigifredo IsmareWitch Doctor
Crew
- Roland JofféDirector
- Robert BoltScreenplay
- Chris MengesDirector of Photography
- Ennio MorriconeOriginal Music Composer
- Jim ClarkEditor
- Fernando GhiaProducer
- David PuttnamProducer
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