1492: Conquest of Paradise

1492: Conquest of Paradise	1492: Conquest of Paradise
Theatrical release poster 	Theatrical release poster
Directed by 	Ridley Scott
Produced by 	Mimi Polk GitlinAlain Goldman
Written by 	Roselyne Bosch
Starring 	Gérard Depardieu
Sigourney Weaver
Armand Assante
Fernando Rey
Music by 	Vangelis
Cinematography 	Adrian Biddle
Editing by 	William M. Anderson
Françoise Bonnot
Les HealeyArmen MinasianDeborah Zeitman
Distributed by 	Paramount Pictures
Release date(s) 	October 9, 1992 (US)
Running time 	142 minutes
Country 	Spain, United Kingdom, France
Language 	English
Budget 	$47,000,000 US (est.)
Box office 	$7,191,399 US (Domestic)
1492: Conquest of Paradise is an epic 1992 European adventure/drama film directed by Ridley Scott and written by Roselyne Bosch, which tells the story of the discovery of the New World by Christopher Columbus (Gérard Depardieu) and the effect this had on the indigenous people. The film was released for the 500th anniversary of Christopher Columbus' voyage.
==Contents==
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*1 Plot
*2 Cast
*3 Release and reception
**3.1 Box Office
*4 Music
*5 See also
*6 References
*7 External links
==Plot==
Christopher Columbus' discovery of the Americas and the effect this has on the indigenous people, starting with his solicitation of Queen Isabella I (Sigourney Weaver) to gain the necessary funding.
==Cast==
Actor 	Character
Gérard Depardieu 	Christopher Columbus
Armand Assante 	Gabriel Sanchez
Sigourney Weaver 	Isabella I of Castile
Loren Dean 	Older Ferdinand Columbus
Ángela Molina 	Beatriz Enriquez de Arana
Fernando Rey 	Antonio de Marchena
Michael Wincott 	Adrián de Moxica
Tchéky Karyo 	Martín Alonso Pinzón
Kevin Dunn 	Captain Méndez
Frank Langella 	Luis de Santángel
Mark Margolis 	Francisco de Bobadilla
Kario Salem 	de Arojaz
Billy L. Sullivan 	Younger Ferdinand Columbus
John Heffernan 	Brother Buyl
Arnold Vosloo 	Hernando de Guevara
Steven Waddington 	Bartolomeo Columbus
Fernando Guillén Cuervo	Giacomo Columbus
José Luis Ferrer 	Alonso de Bolaños
Bercelio Moya 	Utapán
Juan Diego Botto 	Diego Columbus
Achero Mañas 	Ships Boy
Fernando García Rimada 	Ferdinand II of Aragon
Albert Vidal 	Hernando de Talavera
Isabel Prinz 	Dueña
Jack Taylor 	de Vicuña
Ángela Rosal 	Pinzón's Wife
Silvia Montero 	Pinzón's Daughter
James Harrison 	Pizón's Son