End of the Spear

This article is about the film. For the book of the same name, see End of the Spear (book).
End of the Spear
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJim Hanon
Screenplay by
Produced by
  • William Bowling
  • Bill Ewing
Starring
Narrated byChad Allen
CinematographyRobert Driskell
Edited byMiles Hanon
Music byRonald Owen
Production
company
Bearing Fruit Communications
Distributed by
Release dates
  • December 2, 2005 (2005-12-02) (Los Angeles)
  • January 20, 2006 (2006-01-20) (United States)
Running time
108 minutes
Languages
Budget$10 million
Box office$12.1 million

End of the Spear is a 2005 American biographical adventure drama film directed by Jim Hanon, written by Bill Ewing, Bart Gavigan and Hanon, and stars Louie Leonardo and Chad Allen. The film recounts the story of Operation Auca, in which five American Christian missionaries attempted to evangelize the Waodani people of the tropical rain forest of Eastern Ecuador.

Based on actual events in 1956, wherein five male missionaries were speared by a group of the Waodani tribe, it is told from the perspective of Steve Saint (son of Nate Saint, one of the missionaries killed in the encounter), and Mincaye, one tribesman who participated in the attack.[1] The two formed a lifelong bond that continued until Mincaye's death in April 2020.[2]

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