1492: Conquest of Paradise
| Release Date: | Oct 1992 |
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| Genre: | History / Drama / Biography / Adventure |
| Awards: | Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 nomination |
| Cast: | Gérard Depardieu (Christopher Columbus), Armand Assante (Sanchez), Sigourney Weaver (Queen Isabella I.), Loren Dean (Older Fernando Columbus), Ángela Molina (Beatrix Enriquez), Fernando Rey (Antonio de Marchena), Michael Wincott (Adrian de Moxica), Tchéky Karyo (Martín Alonso Pinzón), Kevin Dunn (Captain Mendez), Frank Langella (Luis de Santángel), Mark Margolis (Francisco de Bobadilla), Kario Salem (Arojaz), Billy L. Sullivan (Young Fernando Columbus), John Heffernan (Brother Buyl), Arnold Vosloo (Guevara) |
Big budget account of Christopher Columbus' discovery of the Americas. Released in 1992 to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the discovery. Shows the disastrous effects the Europeans had on the original inhabitants, and Columbus' struggle to civilize the New World.