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Summary:

An epic about a man of the sword and a man of the cloth who unite to shield the Guarani South American Indian tribe from brutal subjugation by 18th-century colonial empires.

Contributors:

Ghia, Fernando, 1935-2005 , producer

Bolt, Robert , screenwriter

Puttnam, David, 1941- , producer

Joffé, Roland, 1945- , director

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- , cinematographer

Clark, James, 1931-2016 , film editor

Morricone, Ennio , composer, conductor

Lough, Robin , director

Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- )

Goldcrest Films International

Kingsmere Productions

Enigma (Firm)

British Broadcasting Corporation > Television Service

Swank Motion Pictures, Inc. , film distributor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/fds

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Mission (Motion picture : 1986)

Related Works:

Omnibus (Television program : 1967-2003)

Subjects:

Guarani Indians — Missions — Drama

Seven Reductions, War of the, 1754-1756 — Drama

South America — History — 18th century — Drama

Waunana Indians — Social conditions — Drama

War of the Seven Reductions (1754-1756)

1700-1799

Guarani Indians — Missions

Waunana Indians

Social conditions

Guarani Indians

South America

Paraguay

Genres:

Motion pictures

Feature films

Internet videos

Online media

History

Drama

Performers:

Cast: Robert De Niro, Jeremy Irons, Ray McAnally, Aidan Quinn, Cherie Lunghi, Ronald Pickup, Chuck Low, Liam Neeson.

Production Credits:

Director of photography, Chris Menges ; editor, Jim Clark ; music composed, orchestrated and conducted by Ennio Morricone.

General Notes:

Originally produced as a motion picture in 1986.
"The historical events represented in this story are true, and occurred around the borderlands of Argentina, Paraguay & Brazil in the year 1750"--Opening credits.
Cannes Film Festival, 1986: Best film, Palme d'Or.
Academy Awards, 1987: Best cinematography.
Description based on: Online resource; title from title screen (viewed September 3, 2015).

Audience:

MPAA rating: PG.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file (125 min.)) : sound, color

Audio Characteristics:

digital

Digital Characteristics:

video file

Call Numbers:

Online Video

OCLC Numbers:

919775969