Written by Robert Bolt and Directed by Roland Joffe
Starring Robert De Niro, Jeremy Irons, Ray McAnally, Aidan Quinn, Liam Neeson
Roland Joffe Movie THE MISSION : A story of a jesuit missionary in South America during
the 18th century. Much of the story is based on historical events. The part of Father Gabriel is
loosely based on the life of a Paraguayan saint and Jesuit Roque Gonzalez de Santa Cruz.
Hellacious Movies Movie Review: A movie triumph! A Spot on script, Stellar Performances!
Whoever said history is boring has not seen THE MISSION! A Must See! This is movie
making at it's finest! Robert De Niros performance knocks the ball out of the park!
Break out the kleenix box because this is a real tear jerker!