The Mission
(DVD)
Contributors
Ghia, Fernando, 1935-2005, producer.
Bolt, Robert, screenwriter.
Puttnam, David, 1941- producer.
Joffé, Roland, 1945- director.
De Niro, Robert, actor.
Bolt, Robert, screenwriter.
Puttnam, David, 1941- producer.
Joffé, Roland, 1945- director.
De Niro, Robert, actor.
Published
Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2003].
Format
DVD
Edition
Two-disc special edition ; Widescreen version.
ISBN
0790775581, 9780790775586
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (125 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Published
Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2003].
Edition
Two-disc special edition ; Widescreen version.
Language
English
ISBN
0790775581, 9780790775586
UPC
085392349722
Notes
General Note
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1986.
General Note
"The historical events represented in this story are true, and occurred around the borderlands of Argentina, Paraguay & Brazil in the year 1750"--Opening credits.
General Note
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.).
General Note
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).
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Chris Menges ; editor, Jim Clark ; music composed, orchestrated and conducted by Ennio Morricone.
Participants/Performers
Robert De Niro, Jeremy Irons, Ray McAnally, Aidan Quinn, Cherie Lunghi, Ronald Pickup, Chuck Low, Liam Neeson.
Description
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.
System Details
DVD; Region 1; widescreen presentation, enhanced for widescreen TVs; Dolby digital 5.1 surround in English, Dolby digital surround stereo.
Language
In English or dubbed French; with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Awards
Cannes Film Festival, 1986: Best film, Palme d'Or.
Awards
Academy Awards, 1987: Best cinematography.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Documentary television programs.
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Guarani Indians -- Missions -- Drama.
Historical films.
Seven Reductions, War of the, 1754-1756 -- Drama.
South America -- History -- 18th century -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings.
Waunana Indians -- Social conditions -- Drama.
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Guarani Indians -- Missions -- Drama.
Historical films.
Seven Reductions, War of the, 1754-1756 -- Drama.
South America -- History -- 18th century -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings.
Waunana Indians -- Social conditions -- Drama.
Other Subjects
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Ghia, F., Bolt, R., Puttnam, D., Joffé, R., De Niro, R., Irons, J., McAnally, R., Quinn, A., Lunghi, C., Pickup, R., Low, C., Neeson, L., Menges, C., Clark, J., Morricone, E., & Lough, R. (2003). The Mission (Two-disc special edition ; Widescreen version.). Warner Home Video.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Fernando Ghia et al.. 2003. The Mission. Burbank, CA: Warner Home Video.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Fernando Ghia et al.. The Mission Burbank, CA: Warner Home Video, 2003.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Ghia, Fernando, et al. The Mission Two-disc special edition ; Widescreen version., Warner Home Video, 2003.
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