Christopher Columbus: The Discovery (1992)

Directed by

John Glen

Genre

drama film, adventure film, biographical film, historical film

Country

United Kingdom, United States, Spain

Runtime

2h

Rated

PG-13

Rating

4.8 of 10 from 59 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

After the fall of Granada, Christopher Columbus seeks support for his voyage across the Atlantic. The film shows his journey to the New World in 1492.

sprawlingstatelycerebraldramaticserioushistoricaladventurous

What happens

Christopher Columbus: The Discovery is a 1992 historical adventure film directed by John Glen. It was the last project developed by the father and son production team of Alexander and Ilya Salkind. The film follows events after the fall of the Emirate of Granada (an Arab principality which was located in the south of Spain) and leads up to the voyage of Christopher Columbus to the New World in 1492. Its behind-the-scenes history involved an elaborate series of financial mishaps, which later brought about an emotional falling-out between the Salkinds; as a frustrated Alexander Salkind would later lament in a November 1993 interview with the Los Angeles Times, "I know, after this, that I'll never make movies again." The film was released for the 500th anniversary of Columbus' voyage. The premiere took place at almost exactly the same time as Ridley Scott's film 1492: Conquest of Paradise, which has often led to confusion between the two. Neither would be a critical or commercial success. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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