A man of the sword. A man of the cloth. A clash of civilisations. A fight to the death. A political parable and portrait of 18th century missionary works. Shot on location in the breathtaking jungles of South America. “The Mission” is a movie experience to be shared by all. Stars Robert de Niro and Jeremy Irons.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
324606
Language
English
Audience classification
MA
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Academy awards (Motion pictures)
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → American Film Festival - Awards
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Film festivals - France - Cannes - Awards
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - Awards
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Brazil
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Missionaries
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Religion
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → South America
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Massacres
Closed captioning
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Catholic Church
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Colonies
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Imperialism
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Missionaries
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Religion
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Society, Primitive
Feature films
Feature films → Feature films - Great Britain
Historical films
History → Colonies
History → Massacres
History → Missionaries
History → Slavery
History → Society, Primitive
Places → Brazil
Places → South America
Sound/audio
Captioned
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)