The Resource The Mission, an Enigma production ; directed by Roland Joffé ; produced by Fernando Ghia and David Puttnam ; written by Robert Bolt, (videorecording)
The Mission, an Enigma production ; directed by Roland Joffé ; produced by Fernando Ghia and David Puttnam ; written by Robert Bolt, (videorecording)
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The item The Mission, an Enigma production ; directed by Roland Joffé ; produced by Fernando Ghia and David Puttnam ; written by Robert Bolt, (videorecording) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in East Baton Rouge Parish Library.
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- Summary
- A powerful epic about a man of the sword and a man of the cloth who unite to shield a South American Indian tribe from brutal subjugation by 18th-century colonial empires. The story of Mendoza, a man who turns to God in anguish after murdering his own brother. Whilst a lay brother at a Jesuit mission in South America, conflict between Church and State arises with the threat of closing the mission. This forces him to make the agonizing choice to either obey the papal edict and abandon the native Indians to the jungle and slave traders or to fight the papal order
- Language
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- eng
- grn
- eng
- eng
- Edition
- Special edition.
- Extent
- 2 videodiscs (125 min.)
- Note
- Videodisc release of the 1986 motion picture
- Contents
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- Disc one. The mission / Warner Brothers, Goldcrest and Kingsmere present ; an Enigma production, in association with Fernando Ghia ; original story and screenplay by Robert Bolt ; produced by Fernando Ghia and David Puttnam ; directed by Roland Joffé (1986, 125 minches)
- Disc two. Omnibus. The mission / a BBC-TV production, in association with Goldcrest ; film cameramen, John Howarth, Michael Anderson, Mary Routh ; film editors, Arthur Solomon, John Veal ; director, Robin Lough (1987, 57 minutes)
- Isbn
- 9780790775586
- Label
- The Mission
- Title
- The Mission
- Statement of responsibility
- an Enigma production ; directed by Roland Joffé ; produced by Fernando Ghia and David Puttnam ; written by Robert Bolt
- Language
-
- eng
- grn
- eng
- eng
- Summary
- A powerful epic about a man of the sword and a man of the cloth who unite to shield a South American Indian tribe from brutal subjugation by 18th-century colonial empires. The story of Mendoza, a man who turns to God in anguish after murdering his own brother. Whilst a lay brother at a Jesuit mission in South America, conflict between Church and State arises with the threat of closing the mission. This forces him to make the agonizing choice to either obey the papal edict and abandon the native Indians to the jungle and slave traders or to fight the papal order
- Awards note
- Cannes Film Festival, 1986: Best film, Palme d'Or.
- Cataloging source
- MVP
- Characteristic
- videorecording
- Credits note
- Directed by Roland Joffé ; produced by Fernando Ghia and David Puttnam ; written by Robert Bolt; director of photography, Chris Menges; editor, Jim Clark; music, Ennio Morricone
- Intended audience
- MPAA rating: PG
- Language note
- Includes dialogue in the Guaraní Indian language; closed-captioned
- PerformerNote
- Robert De Niro, Jeremy Irons, Ray McAnally, Aidan Quinn, Cherie Lunghi, Ronald Pickup, Chuck Low, Liam Neeson
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
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- 1948-
- 1952-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
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- De Niro, Robert
- Irons, Jeremy
- McAnally, Ray
- Quinn, Aidan
- Pickup, Ronald
- Low, Chuck
- Neeson, Liam
- Lunghi, Cherie
- Runtime
- 125
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Guarani Indians
- Guarani Indians
- Indians of South America
- Indians of South America
- Target audience
- pre adolescent
- Technique
- live action
- Label
- The Mission, an Enigma production ; directed by Roland Joffé ; produced by Fernando Ghia and David Puttnam ; written by Robert Bolt, (videorecording)
- Note
- Videodisc release of the 1986 motion picture
- Carrier category
- videodisc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Configuration of playback channels
- stereophonic
- Content category
- two-dimensional moving image
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Disc one. The mission / Warner Brothers, Goldcrest and Kingsmere present ; an Enigma production, in association with Fernando Ghia ; original story and screenplay by Robert Bolt ; produced by Fernando Ghia and David Puttnam ; directed by Roland Joffé (1986, 125 minches) -- Disc two. Omnibus. The mission / a BBC-TV production, in association with Goldcrest ; film cameramen, John Howarth, Michael Anderson, Mary Routh ; film editors, Arthur Solomon, John Veal ; director, Robin Lough (1987, 57 minutes)
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in.
- Dimensions
- other
- Edition
- Special edition.
- Extent
- 2 videodiscs (125 min.)
- Isbn
- 9780790775586
- Media category
- video
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Medium for sound
- videodisc
- Other control number
- 085392349722
- Other physical details
- sound, color
- Publisher number
- 23497
- Sound on medium or separate
- sound on medium
- Specific material designation
- videodisc
- System control number
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- ocm52283425
- OCoLC
- System details
- DVD, region 1, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital stereo
- Video recording format
- DVD
- Label
- The Mission, an Enigma production ; directed by Roland Joffé ; produced by Fernando Ghia and David Puttnam ; written by Robert Bolt, (videorecording)
- Note
- Videodisc release of the 1986 motion picture
- Carrier category
- videodisc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Configuration of playback channels
- stereophonic
- Content category
- two-dimensional moving image
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Disc one. The mission / Warner Brothers, Goldcrest and Kingsmere present ; an Enigma production, in association with Fernando Ghia ; original story and screenplay by Robert Bolt ; produced by Fernando Ghia and David Puttnam ; directed by Roland Joffé (1986, 125 minches) -- Disc two. Omnibus. The mission / a BBC-TV production, in association with Goldcrest ; film cameramen, John Howarth, Michael Anderson, Mary Routh ; film editors, Arthur Solomon, John Veal ; director, Robin Lough (1987, 57 minutes)
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in.
- Dimensions
- other
- Edition
- Special edition.
- Extent
- 2 videodiscs (125 min.)
- Isbn
- 9780790775586
- Media category
- video
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Medium for sound
- videodisc
- Other control number
- 085392349722
- Other physical details
- sound, color
- Publisher number
- 23497
- Sound on medium or separate
- sound on medium
- Specific material designation
- videodisc
- System control number
-
- ocm52283425
- OCoLC
- System details
- DVD, region 1, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital stereo
- Video recording format
- DVD
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