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At Play in the Fields of the Lord (1991)

Overview

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?
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Héctor Babenco profile
Héctor Babenco

Director

Jean-Claude Carrière profile
Jean-Claude Carrière

Screenplay

Cast

Tom Berenger profile
Tom Berenger

Lewis Moon

John Lithgow profile
John Lithgow

Leslie Huben

Daryl Hannah profile
Daryl Hannah

Andy Huben

Aidan Quinn profile
Aidan Quinn

Martin Quarrier

Tom Waits profile
Tom Waits

Wolf

Kathy Bates profile
Kathy Bates

Hazel Quarrier

Stênio Garcia profile
Stênio Garcia

Boronai

Nelson Xavier profile
Nelson Xavier

Father Xantes

José Dumont profile
José Dumont

Commander Guzman

Nilo Kivirinta profile
Nilo Kivirinta

Billy Quarrier

S. Yriwana Karaja profile
S. Yriwana Karaja

Acure

Jose Renato Lana profile
Jose Renato Lana

Uyuyu

Tom Berenger profile
Tom Berenger

Lewis Moon

John Lithgow profile
John Lithgow

Leslie Huben

Daryl Hannah profile
Daryl Hannah

Andy Huben

Aidan Quinn profile
Aidan Quinn

Martin Quarrier

Tom Waits profile
Tom Waits

Wolf

Kathy Bates profile
Kathy Bates

Hazel Quarrier

Stênio Garcia profile
Stênio Garcia

Boronai

Nelson Xavier profile
Nelson Xavier

Father Xantes

José Dumont profile
José Dumont

Commander Guzman

Nilo Kivirinta profile
Nilo Kivirinta

Billy Quarrier

S. Yriwana Karaja profile
S. Yriwana Karaja

Acure

Jose Renato Lana profile
Jose Renato Lana

Uyuyu

Extra

Release Date

December 6, 1991

Original Language

English

Budget

$36,000,000.00

Production Company

Universal Pictures logoThe Saul Zaentz Company logo

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