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At Play in the Fields of the Lord (1991) [R]

Release Date:
December 6, 1991

Original Title:
At Play in the Fields of the Lord

Alternate Titles:
Brincando nos Campos do Senhor
Ein Pfeil in den Himmel
En liberté dans les champs du seigneur
Jugando en los campos del Señor

Genres:
Drama | Romance

Production Companies:
The Saul Zaentz Company
Universal Pictures

Production Countries:
Brazil | United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
US: R 

Runtime: 189

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

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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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Associate Producer:
Paul Zaentz

Costume Design:
Rita Murtinho
Aggie Guerard Rodgers

Director:
Héctor Babenco

Director of Photography:
Lauro Escorel

Editor:
Armen Minasian
William M. Anderson

Executive Producer:
Francisco Ramalho Jr.
David Nichols

Makeup Artist:
Anna Van Steen

Novel:
Peter Matthiessen

Original Music Composer:
Zbigniew Preisner

Producer:
Saul Zaentz

Production Design:
Clovis Bueno

Screenplay:
Héctor Babenco
Jean-Claude Carrière
Vincent Patrick

Set Decoration:
Dagoberto Assis

Unit Production Manager:
Flávio Chaves

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