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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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.
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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)
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The Mission (1986)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.