Taglines: An adventure beyond the limits of civilization, faith and passion.
At Play in the Fields of the Lord movie storyline. 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 is a 1991 adventure drama film directed by Héctor Babenco, adapted from the 1965 novel of the same name by American author Peter Matthiessen. The screenplay was written by Babenco and Jean-Claude Carrière, and stars Tom Berenger, John Lithgow, Daryl Hannah, Aidan Quinn, Tom Waits and Kathy Bates. Director and producer James Cameron stated that At Play in the Fields of the Lord was used as a reference for the 2009 blockbuster film Avatar.
At Play in the Fields of the Lord (1991)
Directed by: Hector Babenco
Starring: Tom Berenger, John Lithgow, Daryl Hannah, Aidan Quinn, Tom Waits, Kathy Bates, Stênio Garcia, Nelson Xavier, S. Yriwana Karaja, Jose Renato Lana
Screenplay by: Jean-Claude Carrière
Production Design by: Clovis Bueno
Cinematography by: Lauro Escorel
Film Editing by: William M. Anderson, Armen Minasian
Costume Design by: Aggie Guerard Rodgers, Rita Murtinho
Set Decoration by: Dagoberto Assis
Music by: Zbigniew Preisner
MPAA Dating: R for language and sensuality.
Distributed by: Universal Pictures
Release Date: December 6, 1991
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