Directed by:
Roland Joffé
Written by:
Robert Bolt
Genre:
Adventure | Drama | History
Runtime:
125 mins
Plot:
Eighteenth-century Spanish Jesuits try to protect a remote South American tribe in danger of falling under the rule of pro-slavery Portugal.
Release Date:
October 31, 1986
Reception:
Cast:
Robert De Niro
Jeremy Irons
Ray McAnally
Aidan Quinn
Cherie Lunghi
Ronald Pickup
Chuck Low
Liam Neeson
NOMINATED
Wins
- Best Achievement in Cinematography | Chris Menges
Nominations
- Best Motion Picture of the Year | Fernando Ghia, David Puttnam
- Best Achievement in Directing | Roland Joffé
- Best Achievement in Film Editing | Jim Clark
- Best Achievement in Costume Design | Enrico Sabbatini
- Best Achievement in Production Design | Stuart Craig, Jack Stephens
- Best Achievement in Music, Original Score | Ennio Morricone
Wins
- Best Supporting Actor | Ray McAnally
- Best Editing | Jim Clark
- Best Score | Ennio Morricone
Nominations
- Best Film | Fernando Ghia, David Puttnam, Roland Joffé
- Best Direction | Roland Joffé
- Best Original Screenplay | Robert Bolt
- Best Cinematography | Chris Menges
- Best Costume Design | Enrico Sabbatini
- Best Production Design | Stuart Craig
- Best Sound | Ian Fuller, Bill Rowe, Clive Winter
- Best Special Visual Effects | Peter Hutchinson
Wins
- Best Screenplay – Motion Picture | Robert Bolt
- Best Original Score – Motion Picture | Ennio Morricone
Nominations
- Best Motion Picture – Drama
- Best Actor – Drama | Jeremy Irons
- Best Director – Motion Picture | Roland Joffé
Nominations
- Best Edited Feature Film | Jim Clark
Nominations
- Achievement in Cinematography | Chris Menges
Wins
- Palme d’Or | Roland Joffé
- Technical Grand Prize | Roland Joffé