| 1492: Conquest of Paradise | |
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 Theatrical release poster
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| Directed by | Ridley Scott |
| Produced by | Mimi Polk Gitlin Alain Goldman |
| Written by | Roselyne Bosch |
| Starring | Gérard Depardieu
Sigourney Weaver Armand Assante Fernando Rey |
| Music by | Vangelis |
| Cinematography | Adrian Biddle |
| Editing by | William M. Anderson
Françoise Bonnot
Les Healey |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date(s) | October 9, 1992 (US) |
| Running time | 142 minutes |
| Country | Spain, United Kingdom, France |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $47,000,000 US (est.) |
| Box office | $7,191,399 US (Domestic) |
1492: Conquest of Paradise is an epic 1992 European adventure/drama film directed by Ridley Scott and written by Roselyne Bosch, which tells the story of the discovery of the New World by Christopher Columbus (Gérard Depardieu) and the effect this had on the indigenous people. The film was released for the 500th anniversary of Christopher Columbus' voyage.
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Plot[]
Christopher Columbus' discovery of the Americas and the effect this has on the indigenous people, starting with his solicitation of Queen Isabella I (Sigourney Weaver) to gain the necessary funding.
Cast[]
| Actor | Character |
|---|---|
| Gérard Depardieu | Christopher Columbus |
| Armand Assante | Gabriel Sanchez |
| Sigourney Weaver | Isabella I of Castile |
| Loren Dean | Older Ferdinand Columbus |
| Ángela Molina | Beatriz Enriquez de Arana |
| Fernando Rey | Antonio de Marchena |
| Michael Wincott | Adrián de Moxica |
| Tchéky Karyo | Martín Alonso Pinzón |
| Kevin Dunn | Captain Méndez |
| Frank Langella | Luis de Santángel |
| Mark Margolis | Francisco de Bobadilla |
| Kario Salem | de Arojaz |
| Billy L. Sullivan | Younger Ferdinand Columbus |
| John Heffernan | Brother Buyl |
| Arnold Vosloo | Hernando de Guevara |
| Steven Waddington | Bartolomeo Columbus |
| Fernando Guillén Cuervo | Giacomo Columbus |
| José Luis Ferrer | Alonso de Bolaños |
| Bercelio Moya | Utapán |
| Juan Diego Botto | Diego Columbus |
| Achero Mañas | Ships Boy |
| Fernando García Rimada | Ferdinand II of Aragon |
| Albert Vidal | Hernando de Talavera |
| Isabel Prinz | Dueña |
| Jack Taylor | de Vicuña |
| Ángela Rosal | Pinzón's Wife |
| Silvia Montero | Pinzón's Daughter |
| James Harrison | Pizón's Son |