What is the film Conquest of Paradise about?
Determined to find a new sailing route to India, Christopher Columbus (Gérard Depardieu) convinces Spanish Queen Isabella (Sigourney Weaver) to finance an expedition. Setting sail with three ships, Columbus quells potential mutinies until the men arrive in North America. After his triumphant return home, Columbus is appointed governor of the new territory, but his dream of a peaceful new world does not fit with nobleman Don Adrian de Moxica’s (Michael Wincott) visions of conquest.
1492: Conquest of Paradise/Film synopsis
What was Columbus looking for when he traveled west across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492?
In 1492, he sailed across the Atlantic Ocean from Spain in the Santa Maria, with the Pinta and the Niña ships alongside, hoping to find a new route to India.
What is the movie 1492 about?
This epic adventure and visionary film chronicles more than 20 years in the life of Christopher Columbus, one of the most celebrated, influential and mysterious men in history. Watch 1492: Conquest of Paradise | Prime Video
Who are the actors in 1492 Conquest of Paradise?
1492: Conquest of Paradise is a 1992 English-language French-Spanish epic historical drama film directed and produced by Ridley Scott and starring Gérard Depardieu, Armand Assante, and Sigourney Weaver.
What year is 1492 Conquest of Paradise?
1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992) PG-13 | 2h 34min | Adventure, Biography, Drama | 9 October 1992 (USA) Christopher Columbus’ discovery of the Americas and the effect this has on the indigenous people.
Where were the replicas of Columbus’ ships used in the film?
The replicas of Columbus’ ships used in the film were built in Spain between 1990 and 1992. In 1992 they sailed the route of Columbus’ first voyage to commemorate to 500th anniversary of the discovery of America.