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The Mission: A Film Journal

by Daniel Berrigan · 1986

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Author is radical Priest-Poet-War-resister. Account of the making of "The Mission" the film that re-creates the splendor and demise of the 'Jesuit republic' in south america. Berrigan appears briefly in the 1986 film, directed by Roland Joffe and starring Robert De Niro and Jeremy Irons. He plays a Jesuit priest and also served as a consultant on the film.

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SpainSpainMore like thisLess of thisParaguayParaguayMore like thisLess of thisUSAUSAMore like thisLess of this
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