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1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992)

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This, the second of 1992's 500th anniversary Christopher Columbus films (the first being Warner Bros. Christopher Columbus: The Discovery), adheres to the historical facts of Columbus's (Gerard Depardieu) possessed quest to discover the New World, and his solicitation of Queen Isabella (Sigourney Weaver) to gain the necessary funding. Despite travelogue-quality footage replete with beautiful scenery of Caribbean islands and a massive cast, this film tends to plod along with too predictable a

PG-13, 2 hr. 22 min.

Drama, Action & Adventure, Art House & International, Classics

Directed By: Ridley Scott

In Theaters: Oct 9, 1992 Wide

On DVD: May 14, 2002

Paramount Home Video

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Cast

G�rard Depardieu
Christopher Columbus
Armand Assante
Sanchez
Sigourney Weaver
Isabella of Spain
Loren Dean
Older Fernando
Michael Wincott
De Moxica
�ngela Molina
Beatrix
Fernando Rey
Friar Marchena
Tcheky Karyo
Pinzon
Kevin Dunn
Captain Mendez
Frank Langella
Luis de Santangel
Mark Margolis
Bobadilla
Kario Salem
Arojaz
Billy L. Sullivan
Fernando (Age 10)
John Heffernan
Brother Buyl
Arnold Vosloo
Guevara
Steven Waddington
Bartolome
Fernando Guill�n Cuervo
Giacomo
Bercelio Moya
Utapan
Juan Diego Botto
Diego
Achero Ma�as
Ship's Boy
Isabel Prinz
Duenna
Fernando Garcia Rimada
King Ferdinand
Angela Rosal
Pinzon's Wife
Jack Taylor
Vicuna
Albert Vidal
Hernando de Talavera
Jos� Ferrer
Alonso
Louis Di Giaimo

Critic Reviews for 1492: Conquest of Paradise

All Critics (24) | Top Critics (8) | Fresh (7) | Rotten (10) | DVD (2)

An uneven film and overlong, but not without some merit.

January 18, 2004 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Not quite sure why this one tanked as badly as it did; I thought it was gorgeously realized, myself.

July 24, 2003 Comment

Widgett Walls

Needcoffee.com

Over-ambitious but still utterly beautiful

July 11, 2003 Comment

Clint Morris

Film Threat

Misses the mark by an entire continent.

April 1, 2003 Comment

Alex Sandell

Juicy Cerebellum

This is one Columbus who should have stayed at home. A real loser.

January 19, 2003 Comment (1)

Bob Bloom

Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)

Gorgeous to look at and frequently quite compelling ... but, obviously, not without some big gaping flaws.

July 26, 2002 Comment

Scott Weinberg

eFilmCritic.com

The moments when it approaches greatness only make its shortcomings that much more transparent.

June 17, 2002 Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com

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Andrew Howe

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there is an exciting interesting film to be made from this story but this isn't it, dull in the extreme

May 2, 2007

jay nixon

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There was a good movie in here somewhere, but the essential flaw is that Ridley Scott fails to recognize that any film that wants to examine Christopher Columbus should be about personal failure. The script has elements of this but they never materialize. The fact that Columbus, after his death, became this saintly

February 23, 2011