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20/08/1992 History, Adventure 2h 0m
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Chosen by a queen. Driven by a dream. He dared to go to the edge, and kept going.

Overview

Genoan navigator Christopher Columbus has a dream to find an alternative route to sail to the Indies, by traveling west instead of east, across the unchartered Ocean sea. After failing to find backing from the Portugese, he goes to the Spanish court to ask Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand for help. After surviving a grilling from the Head of the Spanish Inquisition Tomas de Torquemada, he eventually gets the blessing from Queen Isabella and sets sail in three ships to travel into the unknown. Along the way he must deal with sabotage from Portugese spies and mutiny from a rebellious crew.

  1. John Glen

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Georges Corraface

    Christopher Columbus

  2. Marlon Brando

    Tomas de Torquemada

  3. Tom Selleck

    King Ferdinand

  4. Rachel Ward

    Queen Isabella

  5. Robert Davi

    Martin Pinzon

  6. Catherine Zeta-Jones

    Beatriz Enríquez de Arana

  7. Oliver Cotton

    Harana

  8. Benicio del Toro

    Alvaro Harana

  9. Mathieu Carrière

    King John

  10. View more

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Reviews

A review by Wuchak
Written by Wuchak on 2022-10-16
**_Ignore the monkey-see-monkey-do critics, this is a good historical adventure_**

“Christopher Columbus: The Discovery” (1992) came out seven weeks before Ridley Scott’s “1492: Conquest of Paradise,” both of which tackle the same historic tale in celebration of its 500th anniversary. This one was directed by John Glen who’s no slouch as he helmed five James Bond flicks in the ’80s, including “For Your Eyes Only” (1981) and “Octopussy” (1983), both of which rank with the better 007 movies.

Scott’s film is more artistic and epic, being longer by 34 minutes, wher...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$40,000,000.00

Revenue
$8,251,071.00

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