Getting this item's online copy...Find a copy in the library
Getting this item's location and availability...WorldCat
Find it in libraries globally
Worldwide libraries own this item
Details
| Genre/Form: | Feature films Historical films Fiction films Video recordings for the hearing impaired Documentary television programs DVDs Drama |
|---|---|
| Material Type: | Videorecording |
| Document Type: | Visual material |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Fernando Ghia; Robert Bolt; David Puttnam; Roland Joffé; Robert De Niro; Jeremy Irons; Ray McAnally; Aidan Quinn; Cherie Lunghi; Ronald Pickup; Chuck Low; Liam Neeson; Chris Menges; James Clark; Ennio Morricone; Robin Lough; Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ); Goldcrest Films International.; Kingsmere Productions.; Enigma (Firm); British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service.; Warner Home Video (Firm) |
| ISBN: | 0790775581 9780790775586 |
| OCLC Number: | 52283425 |
| Language Note: | In English or dubbed French; with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned. |
| Notes: | Originally produced as a motion picture in 1986. "The historical events represented in this story are true, and occurred around the borderlands of Argentina, Paraguay & Brazil in the year 1750"--Opening credits. Special features (disc 1): optional audio commentary by Joffé; cast & crew selected filmographies (De Niro, Irons, McAnally, Quinn, Lunghi, Bolt, Ghia, Puttnam, Joffé); awards; theatrical trailer (2 min.). Special features (disc 2): episode of the BBC documentary television program "Omnibus" about the Waunana Indians who portrayed the Guarani tribespeople in "The mission" (57 min. ; 1987). |
| Credits: | Director of photography, Chris Menges ; editor, Jim Clark ; music composed, orchestrated and conducted by Ennio Morricone. |
| Cast: | Robert De Niro, Jeremy Irons, Ray McAnally, Aidan Quinn, Cherie Lunghi, Ronald Pickup, Chuck Low, Liam Neeson. |
| Awards: | Cannes Film Festival, 1986: Best film, Palme d'Or. Academy Awards, 1987: Best cinematography. |
| Target Audience: | MPAA rating: PG. |
| Description: | 2 videodiscs (125 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Details: | DVD, region 1; Dolby digital 5.1 surround in English, Dolby digital surround stereo; widescreen presentation, enhanced for widescreen TVs. |
| Contents: | Disc 1. The Mission -- Disc 2. Omnibus : the Mission. |
| Other Titles: | Mission (Motion picture : 1986). Omnibus (Television program : 1967-2003) The Mission |
| Responsibility: | Warner Bros., Goldcrest and Kingsmere present ; an Enigma production in association with Fernando Ghia ; directed by Roland Joffé ; produced by Fernando Ghia and David Puttnam ; original story and screenplay by Robert Bolt. |
| Local System Bib Number: | 175426 |
Abstract:
An epic about a man of the sword and a man of the cloth who unite to shield the Guarani South American Indian tribe from brutal subjugation by 18th-century colonial empires.
Retrieving notes about this itemReviews
User-contributed reviews