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1492: Conquest of Paradise is a 1992 epic historical drama film directed and produced by Ridley Scott, written by Roselyne Bosch and starring Gérard Depardieu, Armand Assante, and Sigourney Weaver. It portrays a version of the travels to the New World by the Italian explorer Christopher Columbus and the effect this had on indigenous peoples .
Oct 9, 1992 · 1492: Conquest of Paradise: Directed by Ridley Scott. With Gérard Depardieu, Armand Assante, Sigourney Weaver, Loren Dean. Christopher Columbus' discovery of the Americas and the effect this has on the indigenous people.
Ridley Scott's "1492: Conquest of Paradise" sees Christopher Columbus as more complex and humane than in the other screen treatments of the character. His Columbus is an enlightened revision of the traditional figure, treating Indians the same as Spanish noblemen and seeming content with the notion that nature, not the Catholic God, is their deity.
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 ...
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1492: Conquest of Paradise. 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. The price before discount is the median price for the last 90 days.
1492: Conquest of Paradise is a 1992 American/European adventure/drama film. It was directed by Ridley Scott and written by Roselyne Bosch. Despite its average box office intake, the film's score by renowned composer Vangelis became a successful album worldwide.
Jun 6, 2017 · The film chronicles the first two landmark voyages of his Admiral of the Ocean Sea and takes us to the brink of his third and last. Throughout, it reveals the power and passions of history in the making: bravery and blindness, triumph and despair, Old World arrogance and New World innocence.
Oct 16, 1992 · In Ridley Scott’s 1492: Conquest of Paradise, the heroic navigator Christopher Columbus (Gerard Depardieu) sails off in search of gold, spices, exotic cities. Instead, he finds an earthly Eden...
1492: Conquest of Paradise depicts Christopher Columbus’ discovery of The New World and his effect on the indigenous people. Roselyne Bosch. Screenplay, Story.
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. Drama 1992 2 hr 25 min. 32%. PG-13. Starring Armand Assante, Gérard Depardieu, Sigourney Weaver. Director Ridley Scott.
