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Christopher Columbus ()

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Christopher Columbus overcomes intrigue at the Spanish court and convinces Queen Isabella that his plan to reach the East by sailing west is practical.
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Christopher Columbus
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Queen Isabella
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Francisco de Bobadilla
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Beatriz Enriquez de Arana
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Diego de Arana
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Joanna de Torres
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Luis de Santangel
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Beatriz de Peraza
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Martin Alonso Pinzon
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Francisco Pinzon
Richard Aherne ...
Vicente Yañez Pinzon
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Father Perez
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King Ferdinand
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Pedro
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Juan de la Cosa
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Captain
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Talavera
Guy Le Feuvre ...
Admiral
Lyn Evans ...
Lope
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Diego Columbus - Columbus' Son
Hugh Pryse ...
Almoner
Stuart Lindsell ...
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Ray Cooney ...
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William Monroe Cypert ...
Antonio Camino (uncredited)
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Lady in waiting (uncredited)
Dido Plumb ...
Bearded Sailor (uncredited)
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Messenger (uncredited)

Directed by

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David MacDonald

Written by

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Rafael Sabatini ... (novel "Christopher Columbus")
 
Muriel Box ... (writer)
 
Sydney Box ... (writer)
 
Cyril Roberts ... (writer)

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Betty E. Box ... producer
Sydney Box ... executive producer
A. Frank Bundy ... producer
Alfred Roome ... associate producer

Music by

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Arthur Bliss

Cinematography by

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Stephen Dade

Editing by

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Vladimir Sagovsky

Editorial Department

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Joan Bridge ... associate color director
Natalie Kalmus ... color director: Technicolor

Production Design by

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Maurice Carter

Art Direction by

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George Provis ... supervising art director

Costume Design by

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Joan Ellacott
Elizabeth Haffenden

Makeup Department

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W.T. Partleton ... makeup artist

Production Management

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Anthony Nelson Keys ... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Don Weeks ... assistant director

Art Department

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Peter Mullins ... scenic artist (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Les Hammond ... sound recordist (as Leslie Hammond)
Bill Salter ... sound recordist (as W. Salter)
B.C. Sewell ... sound director
Claude Hitchcock ... boom operator (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Alfred Davis ... special effects
Albert Whitlock ... special effects (as A. Whitlock)
Philippo Guidobaldi ... special effects (uncredited)

Stunts

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Dido Plumb ... stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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David Harcourt ... camera operator
Reg Johnson ... camera operator: credited

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Doris Lee ... assistant costume designer

Location Management

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Alex Bryce ... location manager
Cyril J. Knowles ... location and special effects photography

Music Department

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Muir Mathieson ... conductor
Doreen Carwithen ... composer: additional music, Spanish Court dances (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Paddy Girdlestone ... continuity (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Arthur Alcott ... production controller
Cyril Hartman ... historical advisor (as Cyril Hughes Hartmann)

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Plot Summary

Using a letter of introduction from Queen Isabella's former confessor, Christopher Columbus gains access to the Spanish court where he tries to convince authorities of the practicality of his proposed voyage to reach to Far East by sailing west. Court intrigue and the efforts of Francisco de Bobadilla, whose financial interests would be hurt by Columbus' success, are roadblocks to the voyage, but the navigator perseveres and ultimately prevails. Written by duke1029@aol.com

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Taglines The greatest adventure man ever lived! See more »
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Also Known As
  • Christophe Colomb (France)
  • La verdadera historia de Cristóbal Colón (Spain)
  • Cristovão Colombo (Portugal)
  • Cristofor Columb (Romania)
  • Krzysztof Kolumb (Poland)
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  • 99 min
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Budget GBP500,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia Fredric March collapsed from heatstroke one day while filming on location in Barbados. See more »
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. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in The Last Cigarette (1999). See more »
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.
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