The Mission
1986 · 126 MIN · IMDB 7.4 · 67,983 VOTES · DIR. Roland Joffé
Overview
When a Spanish Jesuit goes into the South American wilderness to build a mission in the hope of converting the Indians of the region, a slave hunter is converted and joins his mission. When Spain sells the colony to Portugal, they are forced to defend all they have built against the Portuguese aggressors.
Dialogue Timeline — 475 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:54 Your Holiness, the little matter that brought me here is now settled.
00:06:12 It was our territory. Julien's and mine.
00:17:40 The mission is to be called San Carlos.
00:20:15 Six months.
00:27:06 - And many near to it, thank the Lord. - Thank the Lord, indeed.
00:29:18 ...because all I see is laughable.
00:34:36 Until he does, neither do I.
00:46:19 ... and have not love, it profiteth me nothing.
00:48:28 Welcome home, brother.
00:50:27 Twenty-four.
00:52:29 ... what a strange world I had been sent to judge.
00:54:51 ...may be divided between the Spanish and Portuguese.
00:56:13 That is a lie!
00:58:29 - And Don Cabeza connives at this? - Yes.
01:00:12 ...but that one of our order, albeit a novice, publicly insults one of them?
01:02:53 But I have decided that I shall begin with the oldest...
01:06:57 Yes, there is a French radical group that teaches that doctrine.
01:09:00 Yes. It's very prosperous.
01:17:52 Though I knew, in Europe, states were tearing at the authority of the church...
01:20:56 He says they were wrong ever to have trusted us.
01:22:37 I said I'd stay with them.
01:33:53 No.
01:45:42 Don't let the priest get away!
01:59:51 Subtitles by Filou ;-)
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed475
Dialogue density3.8 lines / min
First line00:00:54
Final line01:59:51
Production Record
DirectorRoland Joffé
LanguageEnglish
Budget$24,500,000
Revenue$17,200,000
IMDb votes67,983