Skip to content
Film

The Mission

1986 Drama film Historical film

The Mission is a 1986 film directed by Roland Joffé. It stars Robert De Niro, Jeremy Irons, Ray McAnally and others.

Crew & production

Director
Roland Joffé
Screenwriter
Robert Bolt
Producer
David Puttnam
Director of photography
Chris Menges
Composer
Ennio Morricone
Editor
Jim Clark
Production companies
Warner Bros. Entertainment, Warner Bros. Pictures
Original languages
English, Guarani, Latin, Spanish
Filming locations
Brazil
Budget
£16.5 million
Box office
$17.5 million (worldwide)

Trailer

The video loads from YouTube (privacy-enhanced mode) only when you press play.

Top cast

11 people
Robert De Niro

Robert De Niro

Captain Rodrigo Mendoza
Jeremy Irons

Jeremy Irons

Father Gabriel

Ray McAnally

Cardinal Altamirano

Aidan Quinn

Felipe Mendoza

Cherie Lunghi

Carlotta
Liam Neeson

Liam Neeson

Father John Fielding

Álvaro Guerrero

Jesuit

Fred Melamed

Role not listed

Chuck Low

Don Cabeza

Ronald Pickup

Hontar

Daniel Berrigan

Sebastian

Sources

  • Wikidata (Q302490), accessed October 2026
  • Cast photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each profile

Last updated

Corrections and removal requests

If you are the subject of this page or hold rights to its content and would like a correction or removal, please contact us.

Suggest a correction