The Mission

1986 film directed by Roland Joffé
Movie film Q302490
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The Mission

Summary

The Mission is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 0.52% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,820 views/month, #489 of 94,065).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Mission received the Academy Award for Best Cinematography[3].
  • The Mission received the Palme d'Or[4].
  • The Mission received the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[5].
  • The Mission's instance of is recorded as film[6].
  • The Mission's director is recorded as Roland Joffé[7].
  • The Mission's screenwriter is recorded as Robert Bolt[8].
  • The Mission's composer is recorded as Ennio Morricone[9].
  • The Mission's genre is recorded as drama film[10].
  • The Mission's genre is recorded as historical film[11].
  • The Mission's cast member is recorded as Robert De Niro[12].
  • The Mission's cast member is recorded as Jeremy Irons[13].
  • The Mission's cast member is recorded as Ray McAnally[14].
  • The Mission's cast member is recorded as Aidan Quinn[15].
  • The Mission's cast member is recorded as Cherie Lunghi[16].
  • The Mission's cast member is recorded as Liam Neeson[17].
  • The Mission's cast member is recorded as Álvaro Guerrero[18].
  • The Mission's cast member is recorded as Fred Melamed[19].
  • The Mission's cast member is recorded as Chuck Low[20].
  • The Mission's cast member is recorded as Ronald Pickup[21].
  • The Mission's cast member is recorded as Daniel Berrigan[22].
  • The Mission's producer is recorded as David Puttnam[23].
  • The Mission's collection is recorded as Museum of Modern Art[24].
  • The Mission's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 316751956[25].
  • The Mission's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 184721486[26].
  • The Mission's GND ID is recorded as 4395866-7[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Mission's producer is recorded as David Puttnam[23]. Its director is recorded as Roland Joffé[7]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Robert Bolt[8]. Cast members include Robert De Niro[12], Jeremy Irons[13], Ray McAnally[14], Aidan Quinn[15], Cherie Lunghi[16], and Liam Neeson[17].

Publication

Publication dates include +1986-01-01T00:00:00Z[28], +1986-05-16T00:00:00Z[29], +1987-01-08T00:00:00Z[30], and +1986-10-31T00:00:00Z[31]. Original languages include English[32], Guarani[33], Spanish[34], and Latin[35]. Genres include drama film[10] and historical film[11]. The Mission's part of is recorded as Vatican's list of films[36].

Reception

Awards received include Academy Award for Best Cinematography[3], an Academy Awards[37], in United States[38], founded in 1929[39]; Palme d'Or[4], a Cannes Film Festival Awards[40], in France[41], founded in 1955[42], headquartered in Cannes[43]; and National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[5], a film award[44], in United States[45], founded in 1929[46]. Reviews include 6.4/10[47], 66%[48], and 55/100[49].

Why It Matters

The Mission ranks in the top 0.52% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,820 views/month, #489 of 94,065).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]

FAQs

What awards did The Mission receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Cinematography[3], Palme d'Or[4], and National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [10] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  7. [12] . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  11. [16] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . wikidata.org.
  18. [23] . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [4] . wikidata.org.
  21. [5] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [36] . wikidata.org.
  27. [32] . wikidata.org.
  28. [33] . wikidata.org.
  29. [34] . wikidata.org.
  30. [35] . wikidata.org.
  31. [47] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [48] . wikidata.org.
  33. [49] . wikidata.org.
  34. [28] . wikidata.org.
  35. [29] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [30] . Lexicon of international films. wikidata.org.
  37. [31] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [50] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [51] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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