1492: Conquest of Paradise

(1992)

★ 6.3 IMDb · 946 votes

Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama, History

Year: 1992

Runtime: 154 мин

Country: France, Spain

Director: Ридли Скотт

Cast: Жерар Депардье, Арманд Ассанте, Сигурни Уивер, Loren Dean, Ángela Molina, Fernando Rey, Майкл Уинкотт, Кевин Данн, Чеки Карио, Frank Langella

Plot

1492: Conquest of Paradise depicts Christopher Columbus’ discovery of The New World and his effect on the indigenous people.

Big budget account of Christopher Columbus' discovery of the Americas. Released in 1992 to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the discovery. Shows the disastrous effects the Europeans had on the original inhabitants, and Columbus' struggle to civilize the New World.