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The Mission
1986
Roland Joffé
1986·PG·United Kingdom, 
France, 
United States
United Kingdom, France, United StatesAward tierGold
Metascore
Eighteenth-century Spanish Jesuits try to protect a remote South American tribe in danger of falling under the rule of pro-slavery Portugal.
Cast
Robert De Niro·Jeremy Irons·Ray McAnally·Aidan Quinn
Producers
Alejandro Azzano·Fernando Ghia·Felipe López Caballero·David Puttnam·Iain Smith
Languages
EnglishgrnSpanishLatinMajor Awards
3 wins · 8 nominations
Wins (3)
Festival Grand Prize
Cannes Film Festival (1986)
Technical Grand Prize
Roland Joffé
Cannes Film Festival (1986)
Palme d'Or
Roland Joffé
Best Screenplay
Golden Globes, USA (1987)
Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
Robert Bolt
Nominations (8)
Best Picture
David di Donatello Awards (1987)
Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero)
Roland Joffé
César Awards, France (1987)
Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger)
Roland Joffé
BAFTA Awards (1987)
Best Film
Fernando GhiaRoland JofféDavid Puttnam
Golden Globes, USA (1987)
Best Motion Picture - Drama
Academy Awards, USA (1987)
Best Picture
Fernando GhiaDavid Puttnam
Best Director
Golden Globes, USA (1987)
Best Director - Motion Picture
Roland Joffé
Academy Awards, USA (1987)
Best Director
Roland Joffé
Best Screenplay
BAFTA Awards (1987)
Best Screenplay - Original
Robert Bolt