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Amazon exclusive: "The Mission" on Blu-ray June 21, 2010 Right now you can pre-order The Mission on Blu-ray, exclusively at Amazon.  It's an epic drama, starring Jeremy Irons as an 18th-century Jesuit missionary in South America and Robert De Niro as a mercenary taken in by Irons who later chooses to defend the mission against opposing forces.  Directed by Roland Joffe (The Killing Fields) and also featuring Liam Neeson early in his career, The Mission might be just as famous for its Ennio Morricone score as it is for its plot. One theme in particular, "Gabriel's Oboe," has become a favorite in concert halls for its lyric beauty.  In the first clip below, Irons' character, Father Gabriel, calms a tribe of Guarani warriors with the tune.  In the second clip, Morricone conducts his own music in concert.  --David

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