The Mission with Robert De Niro: DVD Cover
  • Cover Image

The Mission Director: Roland Joffé Cast: Robert De Niro, Jeremy Irons, Ray McAnally, Liam Neeson

DVD - Wide Screen Learn more

BUY THIS ITEM

  • $26.99 List price
    $24.29 Online Price
    (Save 10%)
    $21.86 Member price
    Join Now
    • skip to cart
  • Add To List uiAction=GetAllLists&page=List&pageType=list&ean=085392349722&productCode=DV&maxCount=100&threshold=3

GET FREE SHIPPING ON ORDERS OF $25 OR MORE

DELIVERY & GIFT DETAILS:

Usually ships within 24 hours

Delivery Time and Shipping Rates

Eligible for gift wrap & gift message.

Enter a zip code

  • DVD Release Date: 05/13/2003
  • Original Release: 1986
  • Rating: Rated PG
  • Sales Rank: 780

Viewer Rating: (23 ratings)

Detailed Rating: "Intellectual Stimulation" See All

FOR PARENTS

Customers who bought this also bought

 
  • Overview
  • Editorial Reviews
  • Scenes
  • Customer Reviews
  • Cast & Crew
  • Full Product Details

Scenes

Features

Closed Caption; Disc 1: Full-length commentary by director Roland Joffé, all-new digital transfer soundtrack remastered in Dolby Digital 5.1, interactive menus, cast/director/writer film highlights, theatrical trailer, scene access, languages: English and Français, subtitles: English, Français, and Español; ; Disc 2: Bonus documentary: "Omnibus," which visits the film's South American location shoot and examines the heartrending lives of the Waunana Indians who portrayed the film's Guarani tribespeople

Full Product Details

Scene Index

Side #1 -- Disc One
1. Letter to the Pope
2. Over Iguazu Falls
3. Credits
4. Father Gabriel's Climb
5. The Guarani
6. Hunting Above the Falls
7. Illicit Love
8. A Brother's Death
9. Double Dare
10. Perilous Penance
11. Epiphany
12. A New Life
13. Mendoza's Conversation
14. Father Rodrigo
15. The Cardinal Arrives
16. Meeting His Eminence
17. The Apology
18. Mission Tour
19. Cardinal's Conscience
20. San Carlos
21. Cardinal's Decree
22. Sword in Hand
23. Closing the Missions
24. Call to Arms
25. Overnight Raid
26. Advancing Troops
27. No Place in the World
28. Forces in Motion
29. Battle Joined
30. Ablaze
31. Two of Many Martyrs
32. Thus Have I Made the World
33. Coda and End Credits
Side #2 -- Disc Two
1. The Waunana Indians [4:11]
2. Transplanting A Cast [5:22]
3. Influences [2:54]
4. Community [4:02]
5. Hunters and Hunted [5:57]
6. Good Actors [4:12]
7. Redemption Scene [3:54]
8. Sovereign Rights [4:20]
9. Common Problems [4:44]
10. Society's Problems [6:03]
11. Job Dispute [6:02]
12. Social Function [3:41]
13. End Credits [1:46]

Scene Index

Editorial Reviews

Featuring a majestic score by Ennio Morricone and lush Oscar-winning cinematography by Chris Menges, Roland Joffé's The Mission examines the events surrounding the Treaty of Madrid in 1750, when Spain ceded part of South America to Portugal, and turns this episode into an allegory for the mid-'80s struggles of Latin America. Two European forces are on hand to win the South American natives over to imperialist ways. The plunderers want to extract riches and slaves from the New World. The missionaries, on the other hand, want to convert the Indians to Christianity and win over their souls. Mendoza (Robert De Niro) is an exploiter dabbling in the slave trade. But after he kills his brother Felipe (Aidan Quinn) in a fit of rage, he seeks redemption and calls upon the missionaries to assist him. After repeatedly climbing a cliff with a heavy weight as penance, Mendoza finds redemption and becomes a devout missionary at a settlement run by Gabriel (Jeremy Irons). The missionaries want to promote a new society in which the natives will live together in peace with the Spanish and the Portuguese. But this concept frightens the royal governors, who would rather enslave the natives than encourage peaceful coexistence between the Europeans and the Indians. They order the mission to be burned to the ground. But this event causes a rift between Gabriel, who wants to pray and pursue peaceful resistance, and Mendoza, who wants to take up arms and fight the Europeans. Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide

Customer Reviews

Reviewing The Mission once again after 20 yearsby RockyfromPlano

Reader Rating:
See Detailed Ratings

January 28, 2010: The Mission is not my favorite all-time movie, but it does make my top ten. One of the most compelling stories ever told about the struggle between rich Portugese landowners trying to enslave the indians and the Church of Rome who is trying to convert the indians. It is a struggle of epic proportions and it is beautifully brought to life by Director Roland Joffe. Robert DeNiro and Jeremy Irons are spectacular.

Outstanding, Inspirational, Spiritualby Anonymous

Reader Rating:
See Detailed Ratings

February 24, 2008: Not only was The Mission an incredibly inspirational movie, but also spiritual. It reveals the unwrapping of a man's soul and how he transforms into this spiritual being. The Mission is a must see movie and will leave you thinking hours after viewing.


More Customer Reviews

common sense media

This item Rated Appropriate for Ages 13 and Up

Download Flash to see more

Why We Rated This Appropriate for Ages 13 and UP

What to watch out for

  • Violence:

    Roughing up criminal suspects. Death by gun, knife, and explosion. A fair amount of blood is splattered.

  • Sex:

    Some nuzzling.

  • Consumerism:

    Not an issue.

  • Drugs:

    Not an issue.

  • Language:

    Infrequent mild profanity.

  • Messages:

    Not an issue.

What Parents Need to Know

About TheMission

Parents need to know that this blockbuster thriller is chock-full of narrow escapes, chases and battles -- just what teens love to see. But parents beware: This film shows a lot of violent deaths, which make it too violent for anyone under 12. Teens will love the cool ambiance and the exhilarating action sequences.

Families Can Talk About

Families can talk about the film's themes of death, self-sacrafice and patriotism. What level of each does each family member believe is appropriate? What would you give up -- how much would you place your life in peril -- for what you believe in?