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The Mission

BBC One
on BBC One London

Historical drama starring
Robert DeNiro
Jeremy Irons
1750: deep in the South
Americanjungle Fr Gabriel, a Jesuit priest, establishes the outpost mission of San Carlos with the hostile Guarani
Indians. He is joined by a former slave trader called
Mendoza who is determined to do penance for his former sins. The following years are spent turning the mission into a thriving self-sufficient community. However a deal between Spain and Portugal jeopardises the future of the mission and leaves Fr Gabriel , Mendoza and the Guarani facing almost certain death.
Director Roland Joffe (1986)
FILM REVIEWS pages 51-60

Contributors

Unknown:
Robert Deniro
Unknown:
Fr Gabriel
Director:
Roland Joffe
Mendoza:
Robert Deniro
Fr Gabriel:
Jeremy Irons
Altamirano:
Ray McAnally
Fielding:
Uam Neeson
Felipe:
Aidan Quinn
Hontar:
Ronald Pickup
Cabeza:
Charles Low
Carlotta:
Cherie Lunghi
WitchDoctor:
Sigifredo Ismare
Sebastian:
Daniel Berrigan
Source: Radio Times

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