Movie
1492: Conquest of Paradise
Overview
1492: Conquest of Paradise depicts Christopher Columbus’ discovery of The New World and his effect on the indigenous people.
Details
- Release date
- 1992-08-09
- Runtime
- 154 min
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Drama, History
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Due West, Cyrkfilms, Légende Films, France 2 Cinéma, Scott Free Productions
- Country
- France, Spain, United Kingdom
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Gérard Depardieu as Christopher Columbus
- Armand Assante as Sanchez
- Sigourney Weaver as Queen Isabella
- Loren Dean as Older Fernando
- Ángela Molina as Beatrix
- Fernando Rey as Marchena
- Michael Wincott as Adrian de Moxica
- Kevin Dunn as Captain Mendez
- Tchéky Karyo as Martín Alonso Pinzón
- Frank Langella as Santangel
- Mark Margolis as Bobadilla
- Arnold Vosloo as Guevara
Crew
- Ridley Scott - Director
- Roselyne Bosch - Screenplay
- Roselyne Bosch - Story
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