Christopher Columbus: The Discovery (1992)
Chosen by a queen. Driven by a dream. He dared to go to the edge, and kept going.
120 min
Genoan navigator Christopher Columbus has a dream to find an alternative route to sail to the Indies, by traveling west instead of east, across the unchartered Ocean sea. After failing to find backing from the Portugese, he goes to the Spanish court to ask Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand for help. After surviving a grilling from the Head of the Spanish Inquisition Tomas de Torquemada, he eventually gets the blessing from Queen Isabella and sets sail in three ships to travel into the unknown. Along the way he must deal with sabotage from Portugese spies and mutiny from a rebellious crew.
- Release date
- August 20, 1992
- Country of origin
- Spain, United States, United Kingdom
- Budget
- $40,000,000
- Box office
- $8,251,071
Trailer
Cast
- Marlon Brando as Tomas de Torquemada
- Tom Selleck as King Ferdinand
- Georges Corraface as Christopher Columbus
- Rachel Ward as Queen Isabella of Castille
- Robert Davi as Martin Pinzon
- Catherine Zeta-Jones as Beatriz
- Oliver Cotton as Harana
- Benicio Del Toro as Alvaro Harana
- Mathieu Carrière as King John
- Manuel de Blas as Vicente Pinzon
Crew
- John Glen · Director
- Mario Puzo · Writer
- John Briley · Writer
- Cary Bates · Writer
- Ilya Salkind · Producer
- Cliff Eidelman · Composer
- Alec Mills · Cinematographer
- Matthew Glen · Editor
- Michelle Guish · Casting director
- Gil Parrondo · Production designer