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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.
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- Drama, Romance
- Hector Babenco
- 1991-12-06
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, Tom Waits and Kathy Bates. [3]
In the early 1960s, missionary Martin Quarrier (Aidan Quinn) arrives in Brazil with his wife, Hazel (Kathy Bates), and their son, Billy (Niilo Kivirinta), to convert the Niaruna people.
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- Hector Babenco
- R
- Tom Berenger
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.
257 IMDb 6.8 3 h 6 min 1991. R. Drama · Romance. This video is currently unavailable. to watch in your location. Martin and Hazel Quarrier are small-town fundamentalist missionaries sent to the jungles of South America to convert the Indians.
Summaries. 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.
