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Christopher Columbus: The Discovery (1992) [PG-13]

Release Date:
August 20, 1992

Original Title:
Christopher Columbus: The Discovery

Alternate Titles:
Cristoforo Colombo: la scoperta
Cristóbal Colón: El Descubrimiento
Cristóvão Colombo: A Aventura do Descobrimento
Христофор Колумб. История открытий

Genres:
Adventure | History

Production Companies:
Christopher Columbus Productions
Sociedad Quinto Centenario (Madrid)
Warner Bros. Pictures

Production Countries:
France | Spain | United Kingdom | United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
DE: 12  GR: 13  US: PG-13 

Runtime: 120

Chosen by a queen. Driven by a dream. He dared to go to the edge, and kept going.

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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.

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Art Direction:
Terry Pritchard
Robb Wilson King
Koldo Vallés
José María Alarcón

Associate Producer:
Maria Monreal

Casting:
Michelle Guish

Co-Producer:
Robert Simmonds

Costume Design:
John Bloomfield

Director:
John Glen

Director of Photography:
Alec Mills

Editor:
Matthew Glen

Executive Producer:
Jane Chaplin
Alexander Salkind

Makeup Artist:
Julie Houle
Rossana Parker
Linda Gill

Original Music Composer:
Cliff Eidelman

Producer:
Ilya Salkind

Production Design:
Gil Parrondo

Production Manager:
Víctor Albarrán

Screenplay:
John Briley
Mario Puzo
Cary Bates

Sound Assistant:
Vincent Nuccio

Sound Mixer:
Peter J. Devlin

Sound Recordist:
Bob Bass

Sound Supervisor:
Vernon Messenger

Story:
Mario Puzo

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