At Play in the Fields of the Lord

At Play in the Fields of the Lord

189 mins | Drama, Romance | Dec. 6, 1991

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?

At Play in the Fields of the Lord

189 mins | Drama, Romance | Dec. 6, 1991

At Play in the Fields of the Lord
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?
IMDb rating 6.8
Producers Universal Pictures, The Saul Zaentz Company
Original title At Play in the Fields of the Lord
Directors Héctor Babenco
Writers Peter Matthiessen, Vincent Patrick, Héctor Babenco, Jean-Claude Carrière

Cast

Tom Berenger

as Lewis Moon

John Lithgow

as Leslie Huben

Daryl Hannah

as Andy Huben

Aidan Quinn

as Martin Quarrier

Tom Waits

as Wolf

Kathy Bates

as Hazel Quarrier

Stênio Garcia

as Boronai

Nelson Xavier

as Father Xantes

José Dumont

as Commander Guzman

Ruy Polanah

as Kori