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Overview: When a Spanish Jesuit goes into the South American wilderness to build a mission in the hope of converting the Indians of the region, a slave hunter is converted and joins his mission. When Spain sells the colony to Portugal, they are forced to defend all they have built against the Portuguese aggressors.

Cast:

Robert De Niro
Rodrigo Mendoza

Jeremy Irons
Father Gabriel

Ray McAnally
Cardinal Altamirano

Aidan Quinn
Felipe Mendoza

Liam Neeson
Father John Fielding

Cherie Lunghi
Carlotta

Ronald Pickup
Hontar

Chuck Low
Don Cabeza

Bercelio Moya
Indian Boy

Sigifredo Ismare
Witch Doctor

Daniel Berrigan
Sebastian

Carlos Duplat Sanjuan
Portuguese Commander

Fred Melamed
Don Cabeza (voice) (uncredited)

Rolf Gray
Un jeune jésuite

Tony Lawn
Père Provincial

Monirak Sisowath
Ibaye

Asuncion Ontiveros
Le chef indien

Alejandrino Moya
Le lieutenant

Álvaro Guerrero
Jesuit

Joe Daly
Nobleman

Rafael Camerano
Spanish Commander

Silvestre Chiripua
Indian

Luis Carlos Gonzalez
Boy Singer

Maria Teresa Ripoll
Carlotta's Maid

Alberto Borja
Priest (uncredited)

Alain Becerra Calderon
Portuguese Soldier (uncredited)

Jacques Des Grottes
Priest (uncredited)

Enrique Lamas
Nobleman (uncredited)

Fred Melamed
Cabeza (voice) (uncredited)

Antonio Segovia
Nobleman (uncredited)

Harlan Venner
Secretary (uncredited)