7.1
John Rabe
2009
“Chosen by a queen. Driven by a dream. He dared to go to the edge, and kept going.”
Christopher Columbus: The Discovery (1992)
August 20, 19922hEN
4.7
57 votes
Overview
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.
Director
John GlenWriters
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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$40.0M
Revenue
$8.3M
Production Companies
Warner Bros. PicturesSociedad Quinto Centenario (Madrid)Christopher Columbus Productions
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Wuchak
7.0**_Ignore the monkey-see-monkey-do critics, this is a good historical adventure_** “Christopher Columbus: The Discovery” (1992) came out seven weeks before Ridley Scott’s “1492: Conquest of Paradise,” both of which tackle the same historic tale in celebration of its 500th anniversary. This one was directed by John Glen who’s no slouch as he helmed five James Bond flicks in the ’80s, including “For Your Eyes Only” (1981) and “Octopussy” (1983), both of which rank with the better 007 movies. Scott’s film is more artistic and epic, being longer by 34 minutes, whereas this one is more com…
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