France / Spain / USA,
1992, 149 min
Directed by:
Ridley ScottScreenplay:
Rose BoschCinematography:
Adrian BiddleComposer:
VangelisCast:
Gérard Depardieu, Armand Assante, Sigourney Weaver, Loren Dean, Ángela Molina, Fernando Rey, Michael Wincott, Tchéky Karyo, Kevin Dunn, Frank Langella (more)Plots(1)
This, the second of 1992's 500th anniversary Christopher Columbus films (the first being Warner Bros. Christopher Columbus: The Discovery), adheres to the historical facts of Columbus's (Gerard Depardieu) possessed quest to discover the New World, and his solicitation of Queen Isabella (Sigourney Weaver) to gain the necessary funding. (official distributor synopsis)
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