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1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992) 6.3
Christopher Columbus' discovery of the Americas and the effect this has on the indigenous people. Director:Ridley ScottWriter:Rose Bosch (scenario) |
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| Gérard Depardieu | ... | ||
| Armand Assante | ... | ||
| Sigourney Weaver | ... | ||
| Loren Dean | ... | ||
| Ángela Molina | ... | ||
| Fernando Rey | ... | ||
| Michael Wincott | ... | ||
| Tchéky Karyo | ... | ||
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| Frank Langella | ... | ||
| Mark Margolis | ... | ||
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Kario Salem | ... | |
| Billy L. Sullivan | ... | ||
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John Heffernan | ... |
Brother Buyl
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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. Written by Rob Hartill
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Centuries before the exploration of space, there was another voyage into the unknown.Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for historical violence and brutality | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
9 October 1992 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
1492: La conquête du paradis See more »Box Office
Budget:
$40,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
$7,191,399 (USA)Company Credits
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Francis Ford Coppola, Roland Joffé and Oliver Stone were all approached to direct before Ridley Scott took up the offer. See more »Goofs
The film makes reference to three voyages, stating that the second voyage was the one in which Columbus fell out of favor; the epilogue says that Columbus took a third and final voyage to America. Actually, Columbus made four voyages. The second voyage tarnished Columbus's reputation, but it was the third voyage which proved to be his downfall. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Young Fernando Columbus: Of all the words my father wrote - and there were many - I remember these the most: "Nothing that results from human progress is achieved with unanimous consent. And those who are enlightened before the others are condemned to persue that light in spite of others."
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Featured in Special Collector's Edition: 1492: La conquista del paraíso (2012) See more »Soundtracks
"Una Caza Chica"From the album "Romances"
Performed by Esther Lamandier
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Distribution Harmonia Mundi
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Ridley Scott's masterpiece, 1492: A Conquest of Paradise, is a visually compelling film and well acted. Those who gave low viewer ratings in the viewer comments obviously do not see the beauty of epic films. Epics are supposed to be kind of lengthy. It is, to me, the best depiction of Columbus I have ever seen. True, the lead actor is a Frenchman, but if you set that aside you can see that he looks and acts like what one would picture Columbus to be. Durring the sailing scenes it almost made you feel as though you were sailing along with Columbus. I think that the people who are down on the historical accuracies and "inaccuracies" of this film do not cease to realize that Columbus was out for more than spices from India but also a conquest to spread the Gospel to the people of the Far East. The other inaccuracies of the film have only been brought to light years after the films release. They discovered that Columbus was probably not from Genova.