| Title |
The mission / 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. |
| Edition |
Two-disc special edition. |
| OCLC |
52283425 |
| ISBN |
0790775581 |
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9780790775586 |
| International standard recording code |
085392349722 |
| Music number |
23497 Warner Home Video |
| Publisher |
Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2003] |
| Description |
2 videodiscs (125 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| LC Subject heading/s |
Guarani Indians -- Missions -- Drama.
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Seven Reductions, War of the, 1754-1756 -- Drama.
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Waunana Indians -- Social conditions -- Drama.
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Other
Subject heading/s |
Longs métrages -- Grande-Bretagne.
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| LC Subject heading/s |
South America -- History -- 18th century -- Drama.
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| SUBJECT |
Feature films -- Great Britain.
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Other
Genre heading/s |
Historical films.
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Fiction films.
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Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Documentary.
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| System details note |
DVD, region 1; Dolby digital 5.1 surround in English, Dolby digital surround stereo; widescreen presentation, enhanced for widescreen TVs. |
| Cast |
Robert De Niro, Jeremy Irons, Ray McAnally, Aidan Quinn, Cherie Lunghi, Ronald Pickup, Chuck Low, Liam Neeson. |
| Creation/Production credits |
Director of photography, Chris Menges ; editor, Jim Clark ; music composed, orchestrated and conducted by Ennio Morricone. |
| Target audience |
MPAA rating: PG. |
| Awards note |
Cannes Film Festival, 1986: Best film, Palme d'Or. |
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Academy Awards, 1987: Best cinematography. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Contents |
Disc 1. The Mission -- Disc 2. Omnibus : the Mission. |
| NOTE |
This digital recording is licensed for private home use only. Any copying, reproduction, or public performance is a violation of the copyright law and is prohibited. |
| Language note |
In English or dubbed French; with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned. |
| General note |
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1986. |
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"The historical events represented in this story are true, and occurred around the borderlands of Argentina, Paraguay & Brazil in the year 1750"--Opening credits. |
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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.). |
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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). |
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