The read
It runs long at 3h 9m.
Synopsis
Martin and Hazel Quarrier are small-town fundamentalist missionaries sent to the jungles of South America to convert the Indians. Their remote mission was previously run by the Catholics, before the natives murdered them all. They are sent by the pompous Leslie Huben, who runs the missionary effort in the area but who seems more concerned about competing with his Catholic 'rivals' than in the Indians themselves. Hazel is terrified of the Indians while Martin is fascinated. Soon American pilot Lewis Moon joins the Indian tribe but is attracted by Leslie's young wife, Andy. Can the interaction of these characters and cultures, and the advancing bulldozers of civilization, avoid disaster?
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes67%
58 audience votes
Key crew
- Héctor BabencoDirector
- Jean-Claude CarrièreScreenplay
- Vincent PatrickScreenplay
- Héctor BabencoScreenplay
- Zbigniew PreisnerOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Tom BerengerLewis Moon
- John LithgowLeslie Huben
- Daryl HannahAndy Huben
- Aidan QuinnMartin Quarrier
- Tom WaitsWolf
- Kathy BatesHazel Quarrier
- Stênio GarciaBoronai
- Nelson XavierFather Xantes
- José DumontCommander Guzman
- Nilo KivirintaBilly Quarrier
- S. Yriwana KarajaAcure
- Jose Renato LanaUyuyu
Stills
Themes
based on novel or bookmissionarycivilizationtribeamazon rainforestjunglemalaria1960samazon river