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At Play in the Fields of the Lord

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

6.6(59)19913h 9m2

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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Released
Budget
$36M
Box office
$1.3M
Language
English
  • based on novel or book
  • missionary
  • civilization
  • tribe
  • amazon rainforest
  • jungle
  • malaria
  • 1960s
  • amazon river

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  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalR6 Dec 1991
  • CzechiaCZ

    • Physical10 Aug 1998
  • FranceFR

    • Theatrical26 Feb 1992
  • SpainES

    • Theatrical28 Feb 1992

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At Play in the Fields of the Lord was released on 6 December 1991.

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    tmdb28039023

    8/30/2022

    7/10

    At Play in the Fields of the Lord is shot through with rich, complex irony (two characters, for instance, discuss having Indian blood, but while one is talking about having it in one’s veins, the other is talking about having it on one’s hands). Its main characters, except one whose hypocrisy borders on cognitive dissonance, are torn between perception and reality – struggling in vain to have their thoughts and de…

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