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Christopher Columbus

  • 19491949
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 39m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
517
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Christopher Columbus (1949)
  • Action
  • Adventure
  • Biography
Christopher Columbus overcomes intrigue at the Spanish court and convinces Queen Isabella that his plan to reach the East by sailing west is practical.Christopher Columbus overcomes intrigue at the Spanish court and convinces Queen Isabella that his plan to reach the East by sailing west is practical.Christopher Columbus overcomes intrigue at the Spanish court and convinces Queen Isabella that his plan to reach the East by sailing west is practical.
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
517
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • David MacDonald
  • Writers
    • Rafael Sabatini(novel "Christopher Columbus")
    • Muriel Box
    • Sydney Box
  • Stars
    • Fredric March
    • Florence Eldridge
    • Francis L. Sullivan
Top credits
  • Director
    • David MacDonald
  • Writers
    • Rafael Sabatini(novel "Christopher Columbus")
    • Muriel Box
    • Sydney Box
  • Stars
    • Fredric March
    • Florence Eldridge
    • Francis L. Sullivan
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 11User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 1 win

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    David Cole and Fredric March in Christopher Columbus (1949)
    Felix Aylmer and Fredric March in Christopher Columbus (1949)
    Felix Aylmer and Fredric March in Christopher Columbus (1949)
    Felix Aylmer, David Cole, and Fredric March in Christopher Columbus (1949)
    Fredric March in Christopher Columbus (1949)
    Nora Swinburne in Christopher Columbus (1949)
    Fredric March and Francis L. Sullivan in Christopher Columbus (1949)
    Francis L. Sullivan and Nora Swinburne in Christopher Columbus (1949)

    Top cast

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    Fredric March
    Fredric March
    • Christopher Columbusas Christopher Columbus
    Florence Eldridge
    Florence Eldridge
    • Queen Isabellaas Queen Isabella
    Francis L. Sullivan
    Francis L. Sullivan
    • Francisco de Bobadillaas Francisco de Bobadilla
    Kathleen Ryan
    Kathleen Ryan
    • Beatriz Enriquez de Aranaas Beatriz Enriquez de Arana
    Derek Bond
    Derek Bond
    • Diego de Aranaas Diego de Arana
    Nora Swinburne
    Nora Swinburne
    • Joanna de Torresas Joanna de Torres
    Abraham Sofaer
    Abraham Sofaer
    • Luis de Santangelas Luis de Santangel
    Linden Travers
    Linden Travers
    • Beatriz de Perazaas Beatriz de Peraza
    James Robertson Justice
    James Robertson Justice
    • Martin Alonso Pinzonas Martin Alonso Pinzon
    Dennis Vance
    Dennis Vance
    • Francisco Pinzonas Francisco Pinzon
    Richard Aherne
    • Vicente Yañez Pinzonas Vicente Yañez Pinzon
    Felix Aylmer
    Felix Aylmer
    • Father Perezas Father Perez
    Francis Lister
    Francis Lister
    • King Ferdinandas King Ferdinand
    Edward Rigby
    Edward Rigby
    • Pedroas Pedro
    Niall MacGinnis
    Niall MacGinnis
    • Juan de la Cosaas Juan de la Cosa
    Ralph Truman
    Ralph Truman
    • Captainas Captain
    Ronald Adam
    Ronald Adam
    • Talaveraas Talavera
    Guy Le Feuvre
    • Admiralas Admiral
    • Director
      • David MacDonald
    • Writers
      • Rafael Sabatini(novel "Christopher Columbus")
      • Muriel Box
      • Sydney Box
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Fredric March collapsed from heatstroke one day while filming on location in Barbados.
    • Goofs
      In the film, Columbus seems to realize that he never landed in India, whereas in real life, he never realized it. He also talks constantly about having found "new worlds", as if he knew that he had discovered America.
    • Quotes

      Father Perez: I see you're a scholar, my son, as well as a traveler.

      Christopher Columbus: Certainly a traveler, Father. I've sailed as far north as Iceland, as far south as Guinea, and eastward to the Golden Horn.

      Father Perez: But that is to have reached the limits of the World.

      Christopher Columbus: Of the known world? Yes, Father, but the actual world... not by a thousand leagues.

      Father Perez: How can you say that - never having seen it?

      Christopher Columbus: Have you ever seen Heaven or Hell?

      Father Perez: We have sound reasons for believing they exist.

      Christopher Columbus: I have sound reasons too.

      Father Perez: What are they?

      Christopher Columbus: The same as yours, Father, and revelations to which I can add cosmography and mathematics.

    • Connections
      Featured in The Last Cigarette (1999)

    User reviews11

    Review
    Top review
    Everything old is new
    I'm so sick of the PC and multicultural framework of all art today that it's good to see a rendition of the Columbus history told unashamedly from the viewpoint of Western hegemonists (my perspective)regardless of its obvious weaknesses as a film. March is a typical American actor who projects his own personna no matter what the part (Anthony Adverse or Phillip of Macedonia). It limited him but I happen to like the personna as did many other moviegoers. If I'm not mistaken his age is about right for Columbus at this time. It could have been more exciting but what is exciting is the whole enterprise that results in the discovery of the New World because of the persistence and vision of one man. Many earthshaking developments take years or months of plodding to come to fruition whether the Columbus landfall, the landing on the moon or the curing of polio.

    It's worth watching just to hear the great score.
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    • americaspac
    • Mar 24, 2007

    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 12, 1949 (Mexico)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Columbus
    • Filming locations
      • Barbados
    • Production companies
      • Gainsborough Pictures
      • Sydney Box Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • £500,000 (estimated)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 39 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • B.A.F. Sound System
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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