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The Resource The mission, an Enigma production ; directed by Roland Joffé ; produced by Fernando Ghia and David Puttnam ; written by Robert Bolt

The mission, an Enigma production ; directed by Roland Joffé ; produced by Fernando Ghia and David Puttnam ; written by Robert Bolt

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
Creator
Contributor
Actor
Film director
Film producer
Screenwriter
Subject
Genre
Language
  • eng
  • fre
  • eng
  • spa
  • eng
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
Member of
Awards note
Cannes Film Festival, 1986: Best film, Palme d'Or.
Cataloging source
MVP
Characteristic
videorecording
http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/collectionName
  • Mission (Motion picture : 1986)
  • Omnibus (Television program : 1967-2003)
Credits note
Director of photography, Chris Menges ; editor, Jim Clark ; music composed, orchestrated and conducted by Ennio Morricone
Dewey number
791.43/72
Intended audience
MPAA rating: PG
Language note
In English or dubbed French; with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles. 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
  • 1945-
  • 1935-2005
  • 1941-
  • 1948-
  • 1952-
  • 1937-2017
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Joffé, Roland
  • Ghia, Fernando
  • Puttnam, David
  • Bolt, Robert
  • De Niro, Robert
  • Irons, Jeremy
  • McAnally, Ray
  • Quinn, Aidan
  • Lunghi, Cherie
  • Pickup, Ronald
  • Low, Chuck
  • Neeson, Liam
  • Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- )
  • Goldcrest Films International
  • Kingsmere Productions
  • Enigma (Firm)
Runtime
125
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Guarani Indians
  • Seven Reductions, War of the, 1754-1756
  • Waunana Indians
  • South America
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
Label
The mission, an Enigma production ; directed by Roland Joffé ; produced by Fernando Ghia and David Puttnam ; written by Robert Bolt
Instantiates
Publication
Note
  • Originally produced as a motion picture in 1986
  • Wide screen
  • 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.)
  • Special features (disc 2): episode of the BBC documentary television program "Omnibus" about the Waunana Indians who portrayed the Guarani tribespeople in "The mission"
  • "Enhanced for widescreen TVs" -- Container
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
  • quadrophonic multichannel or surround
  • unknown
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Disc one. The mission / Warner Bros., 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 min.) -- 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 min.)
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Edition
Two-disc special edition.
Extent
2 videodiscs (125 min.)
Isbn
9780790775586
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
  • 085392349722
  • 883929690015 (reissue)
Other physical details
sound, color
Publisher number
23497
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
  • (OCoLC)ocm52283425
  • (Sirsi) o52283425
  • (OCoLC)52283425
  • 292429
  • 2379200
System details
DVD, region 1; Dolby digital 5.1 surround in English, Dolby digital surround stereo. in French, widescreen format (2.20:1)
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
Publication
Note
  • Originally produced as a motion picture in 1986
  • Wide screen
  • 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.)
  • Special features (disc 2): episode of the BBC documentary television program "Omnibus" about the Waunana Indians who portrayed the Guarani tribespeople in "The mission"
  • "Enhanced for widescreen TVs" -- Container
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
  • quadrophonic multichannel or surround
  • unknown
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Disc one. The mission / Warner Bros., 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 min.) -- 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 min.)
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Edition
Two-disc special edition.
Extent
2 videodiscs (125 min.)
Isbn
9780790775586
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
  • 085392349722
  • 883929690015 (reissue)
Other physical details
sound, color
Publisher number
23497
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
  • (OCoLC)ocm52283425
  • (Sirsi) o52283425
  • (OCoLC)52283425
  • 292429
  • 2379200
System details
DVD, region 1; Dolby digital 5.1 surround in English, Dolby digital surround stereo. in French, widescreen format (2.20:1)
Video recording format
DVD

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