At play in the fields of the Lord = Jugando en los campos del Señor / screenplay by Jean-Claude Carriere and Hector Babenco ; produced by Saul Zaentz ; directed by Hector Babenco.

The tale of two men's experiences with a tribe of Niaruna Indians in the Brazilian rain forest. One is an American mercenary hired to drive the Niaruna Indians off their land, who joins forces with them instead. The other is a missionary sent to convert the natives to Christianity.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Preisner, Zbigniew (Composer)
Other Authors: Babenco, Hector (Film director, Screenwriter)
Carrière, Jean-Claude, 1931-2021 (Screenwriter)
Escorel, Lauro, 1950- (Cinematographer)
Zaentz, Saul (Film producer)
Berenger, Tom, 1949- (Actor)
Quinn, Aidan (Actor)
Bates, Kathy, 1948- (Actor)
Hannah, Daryl (Actor)
Lithgow, John, 1945- (Actor)
Waits, Tom, 1949- (Actor)
Anderson, William, 1948- (Film editor)
Matthiessen, Peter
Language:English
Subjects:
Matthiessen, Peter. > At play in the fields of the Lord > Film adaptations.
Indigenous peoples of South America > Brazil > Drama.
Indigenous peoples, Treatment of > Brazil > Drama.
Indigenous peoples, Treatment of > Amazon River Region > Drama.
Indigenous peoples > Brazil > Drama.
Rain forests > Brazil > Drama.
Mercenary troops > Brazil > Drama.
Missionaries > Brazil > Drama.
Amazon River Region > Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Genre:
Film adaptations.
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 185 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Jugando en los campos del Señor [Parallel title]
Format: Video DVD

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