🎬 Drama, Romance

At Play in the Fields of the Lord

"An adventure beyond the limits of civilization, faith and passion."

⭐ 6.5/10 1991 3h 9m Dir. Héctor Babenco

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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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6.5/10 56 votes

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Year
1991
Runtime
3h 9m
TMDB Rating
⭐ 6.5/10
Votes
56
Genre
Drama, Romance
Director
Language
EN
Budget
$36.0M

Cast

🎭 Drama 🎭 Romance 🎬 Héctor Babenco 👤 Tom Berenger 👤 John Lithgow 👤 Daryl Hannah
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At Play in the Fields of the Lord has a runtime of 3h 9m (3 hours and 9 minutes).
At Play in the Fields of the Lord was directed by Héctor Babenco and released in 1991.
At Play in the Fields of the Lord is a Drama, Romance film (1991).
The cast of At Play in the Fields of the Lord includes Tom Berenger, John Lithgow, Daryl Hannah, Aidan Quinn, Tom Waits.
At Play in the Fields of the Lord has a TMDB rating of 6.5/10 based on 56 votes.

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