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Christopher Columbus: The Discovery (1992) -- The epic mini-series tells the story of the legendary Italian-born explorer Diego de Geona Taino, later known as Christopher Columbus, from his birth in c.1450 Genoa, Italy, to his young adult years as an expert sailor and navigator who, with money funded

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4.3/10   1,341 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Mario Puzo (story)
John Briley (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
21 August 1992 (USA) more
Plot:
Genoan navigator Christopher Columbus has a dream to find an alternative route to sail to the Indies... more | add synopsis
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1 win & 5 nominations more
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only one ray of hope... more (13 total)

Cast

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Marlon Brando ... Tomas de Torquemada

Tom Selleck ... King Ferdinand

Georges Corraface ... Christopher Columbus (as George Corraface)

Rachel Ward ... Queen Isabella

Robert Davi ... Martin Pinzon

Catherine Zeta-Jones ... Beatriz (as Catherine Zeta Jones)
Oliver Cotton ... Harana

Benicio Del Toro ... Alvaro Harana (as Benicio del Toro)
Mathieu Carrière ... King John (as Mathieu Carriere)
Manuel de Blas ... Vicente Pinzon
Glyn Grain ... De La Cosa
Peter Guinness ... Fra Perez
Nigel Terry ... Roldan
Nitzan Sharron ... Benjamin

Steven Hartley ... Terreros
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Also Known As:
Cristóbal Colón: el descubrimiento (Spain)
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120 min
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Colour (Technicolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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'Rachel Ward' stepped into the role of Queen Isabella when Isabella Rossellini walked away from the film. more
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Christopher Columbus: You said my faith would light my way, yet all I see before me is a sea of darkness. Why your highness has God forsaken me? more
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Version of 1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992) more

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4 out of 9 people found the following review useful.
only one ray of hope..., 1 January 2000
3/10
Author: barbara-31 from Germany

It's definitely not the best of movies on this topic. The story is packed with cliches, the scenery looks pretty unreal. And the cast is just terrible, except Robert Davi, who makes this movie a little more a pleasure to watch. Too bad to see his talent wasted once again.

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