At play in the fields of the lord is a 1991 epic adventure drama film directed by hector babenco adapted from the 1965 novel of the same name by american author peter matthiessen the screenplay was written by babenco and jean claude carriere and stars tom berenger john lithgow daryl hannah aidan quinn tom waits and kathy bates . Provided to youtube by tunecore in the fields of the lord live feat audrey assad paul zach the porters gate work songs the porters gate worship p. In the fields of the lord by audrey assad and isaac wardell from work songs released october 6 2017 c 2017 porters gate publishing bmi and hymns from the porters gate ascap. Directed by hector babenco with tom berenger john lithgow daryl hannah aidan quinn 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