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The Mission
Drama in which an 18th-century Jesuit priest establishes a mission in the South American jungle and recruits the help of a former slave trader paying penance for his past sins.
Drama set in the South American jungle in the 18th century. Father Gabriel, a Jesuit priest, establishes the outpost mission of San Carlos with the hostile Guarani Indians. But these remote natives are also a valuable source of slaves for the governing Spanish and Portuguese, and soon Father Gabriel finds his own life in the greatest danger.
Last on
Wed 11 Nov 2015
00:35
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One Northern Ireland HD & Northern Ireland only
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Rodrigo Mendoza | Robert De Niro |
| Father Gabriel | Jeremy Irons |
| Cardinal Altamirano | Ray McAnally |
| Fielding | Liam Neeson |
| Felipe Mendoza | Aidan Quinn |
| Carlotta | Cherie Lunghi |
| Hontar | Ronald Pickup |
| Cabeza | Chuck Low |
| Indian Boy | Bercelio Moya |
| Director | Roland Joffe |
| Writer | Robert Bolt |
| Producer | Fernando Ghia |
| Producer | David Puttnam |
| Composer | Ennio Morricone |
| Director of photography | Chris Menges |
Broadcasts
- Tue 16 Nov 2010 23:35ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One except Northern Ireland, Scotland & Wales
- Wed 17 Nov 2010 00:05ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One Wales
- Sun 21 Nov 2010 23:15ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One Northern Ireland
- Sun 2 Mar 2014 23:30ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two except Northern Ireland & Wales
- Sun 29 Mar 2015 23:55ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two except Scotland & Wales
- Wed 11 Nov 2015 00:00ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One except Northern Ireland & Wales
- Wed 11 Nov 2015 00:30ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One Wales HD & Wales only
- Wed 11 Nov 2015 00:35ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One Northern Ireland HD & Northern Ireland only