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At Play in the Fields of the Lord

1991 • 3h9m Drama, Romance

Rating

6.4/10

Popularity

1

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?

Details

Director

Héctor Babenco

Screenplay

Vincent Patrick

Héctor Babenco

Jean-Claude Carrière

Cast

Tom Berenger

John Lithgow

Daryl Hannah

Release date

12/6/1991

Status

Released

Budget

$36,000,000

Revenue

$1,345,903

Origin country

BR

US

Vote count

53