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.

• Goldcrest Films International
• Kingsmere
• Robert De Niro
• Jeremy Irons
• Ray McAnally
• Aidan Quinn
• Liam Neeson
• Cherie Lunghi
• Ronald Pickup
• Chuck Low