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The Mission

The Mission

Film · 1986

Original languageEnglish

Runtime2 hours 5 minutes

GenreAdventureDramaActionHistory

Set in1750,1756,1758Depicts1750 to 1756
Letterboxd average
3.7 / 5
Saltiness

Fewer grains = more historically accurate.

Shelfmark MS 0418Last checked

Directed byRoland Joffé
236 years
between the events and the release
1750 → 1986

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Process

The focused effort by the Christian Church to proselytize the Christian faith to new lands through the work of missionaries. Originally, missionaries traveled beyond the borders of the Roman Empire to find converts. By the Age of Discovery, Christian missionaries were accompanying European explorers and colonial settlers to the New World and beyond.

filed under 1492

Runs throughCounter-ReformationFeudal JapanGuaraní War

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Production Information

Written by
Robert Bolt
Cinematography
Chris Menges
Production design
Stuart Craig
Costume design
Enrico Sabbatini
Music by
Ennio Morricone
Production countries
United KingdomFranceUnited States
Production company
Goldcrest Films InternationalKingsmereEnigma ProductionsFernando Ghia Productions
Filmed in
Brazil
Budget
$24.5 million
Box office
$17.2 million

Credits, budget, box office and production countries from TMDB; where it was filmed from Wikidata.

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