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  1. At Play in the Fields of the Lord

    At Play in the Fields of the Lord

    R1991 · Adventure · 3h 7m

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  1. Box office. $1,342,903 (US) [2] At Play in the Fields of the Lord is a 1991 epic adventure drama film directed by Héctor Babenco, adapted from the 1965 novel of the same name by American author Peter Matthiessen. The screenplay was written by Babenco and Jean-Claude Carrière, and stars Tom Berenger, John Lithgow, Daryl Hannah, Aidan Quinn ...

  2. Dec 6, 1991 · A 1991 drama romance film based on a novel by Peter Matthiessen, about missionaries in the Amazon jungle. See cast, crew, reviews, trivia, awards, and more on IMDb.

    • (3.5K)
    • Drama, Romance
    • Hector Babenco
    • 1991-12-06
  3. Martin and Hazel Quarrier are small-town fundamentalist missionaries sent to the jungles of South America to convert the Indians. 257 IMDb 6.8 3 h 6 min 1991. R. Drama · Romance.

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  5. Dec 6, 1991 · A film adaptation of Peter Matthiessen's novel about the clash of cultures and beliefs in the Amazon rainforest. The film follows the missionaries, mercenaries and Indians who struggle with their identities and faiths in a hostile environment.

  6. Rated: 3.5/4 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Malcolm Johnson Hartford Courant Well over three hours in length, and at best a masterpiece manque, At Play in the Fields of the Lord obviously will not enjoy ...

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    • Hector Babenco
    • R
    • Tom Berenger
  7. 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 ...

    • 189 min
  8. Brief Synopsis. Read More. Set in the 1970s, the story reflects on a group of Presbyterian missionaries and two American pilots/gun-runners in the Amazon, and how their intentions affect the world around them. Film focuses on the pilots' efforts to bomb a tribe of Indians off their land until one of the pilot's Indian herita.

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