With marlon brando, tom selleck, georges corraface, rachel ward. Where the salkinds movie reportedly focuses on the first voyage and columbus triumphant return to spain, 1492 covers all of columbus adventures in the new world though four voyages are. The discovery was released in 1992, and was directed by john glen, who is famous for his earlier james bonds works. The celebrations have generated some debate about the rights and wrongs of the events which followed the discovery. Genoan navigator christopher columbus george corraface has a dream to find an alternative route to sail to the indies, by travelling west instead of east, across the.
Columbus convinces queen isabella, convinces captains, convinces men, sails, faces mutiny from deconvinced men, finds new world just in time, steals gold and natives and comes back triumphant. The men steal the indians gold and carouse with their. Christopher columbus discovery of the americas and the. Watch christopher columbus the discovery 1992 p2 discovery on dailymotion. The discovery makes a voyage of its own, back through time to the 1930s and 1940s, when costume dramas were made with energy and style. This year sees the celebrations of the discovery of america in 1492 by columbus. The discovery 1992, one of the two films celebrating the 500th anniversary of the discovery of. The discovery 1992 was a box office failure, mocked and lampooned by the critics as being an unintended comedy and the producer alexander salkind was sued for fraud, racketeering and breach of contract. The discovery makes a voyage of its own, back through time to the 1930s and 1940s, when costume dramas were. In spain itself, seville has seen riots as marches protesting at the celebration have been. For one thing, it was directed by john glen of for your eyes only, the living daylights, and licence to kill fame. The film was released by paramount pictures to celebrate the 500th anniversary.
With marlon brando, tom selleck, george corraface and rachel ward. The discovery is a film directed by john glen with georges corraface, marlon brando, tom selleck, rachel ward, year. This was the last project of the father and son production team of alexander and ilya salkind and it was based on the famous historical voyage of columbus, an italianborn spanish navigator, as he discovered. Spain, united kingdom, united states of america, language of movie. It was the last project developed by the father and son production team of alexander and ilya salkind best known for the superman films that star christopher reeve in the title role.
The films production coincided with christopher columbus. The discovery, a 1992 biopic film by alexander salkind christopher columbus, a 1949 film starring fredric march as columbus list of viceroys of new spain. Vangelis conquest of paradise 1992 soundtrack of the film movie 1492. Conquest of paradise was the worst christopher columbus film of 1992, think again. The discovery 1992 the illfated but entertaining ensemble adventure. The film benefits greatly from the use of three totally authentic ship replicas. Why its impossible to make a good movie about christopher. 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. Its a good thing that ridley scotts 1492 is coming out later this year, because the columbus movie weve got nowjohn glens christopher columbus the discoveryis nothing to build a. This year is the 25th anniversary of both christopher columbus.
Christopher columbus the discovery 1992 p1 video dailymotion. It was the last project developed by the father and son. Conquest of paradise sees christopher columbus as more complex and humane than in the other screen treatments of the character. George corraface plays christopher columbus as a dynamic and. This movie takes one of historys great stories and treats it in such a lackluster manner that columbus voyage seems as endless to us as it did to his crew. Christopher columbus also had to turn on the charm to persuade queen isabella to finance his trip west in 1492. The film tells the story of christopher columbus apparently troublesome process of raising support for his voyage of discovery to seek out china or india, but instead falling upon an entirely new continent. Christopher columbus discovery of the americas and the effect this has on the indigenous people.
In 1992, two bigbudget movies sank like a stone at the global boxoffice, failing completely to find an audience as the world celebrated more or less. Something seems to have gotten lost in the years between. Christopher columbus vhs, 1992 for sale online ebay. The film follows events after the fall of the emirate of granada an arab principality which was located in. Conquest of paradise critics consensus historically inaccurate and dramatically inert, ridley scotts retelling of christopher columbus exploits is an epic without grandeur or insight. Despite traveloguequality footage replete with beautiful. The discovery is a 1992 americanbritishspanish historical adventure film directed by john glen. And when he finally meets up with spanish king ferdinand and queen isabella, who should he find but tom selleck, with his decidedly american speech, and rachel ward, who makes no effort to hide her british roots. After writing screenplays for several teen comedies in the mid1980s, he made his directorial debut with a teen adventure, adventures in babysitting 1987. Born in spangler, pennsylvania, columbus studied film at tisch school of the arts where he developed an interest in filmmaking. So, the first columbus movie of 1992 was a flop, surely the next one, the big one would do better right. The discovery is a 1992 american historical adventure film directed by john glen. Voyage, an animated film about christopher columbus also released in 1992. It was the last project developed by the father and son production team of alexander and ilya salkind best known for the superman films starring christopher reeve in.
Im talking about the movies that would be made about him in 1992. George corraface plays christopher columbus as a dynamic and muscular comicbook hero. Christopher columbus the discovery film music movie. 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. John glen directed this throwback to the costume dramas of the 1930s and 1940s, but without a smidgen of their energy and verve. He has a dream to set sail to find a new passageway to india, but he needs the backing of the spanish government to do it. When christopher columbus flopped at the box office. The discovery, which ninaed, pintaed and floundered its way through neighborhood. With gerard depardieu, armand assante, sigourney weaver, loren dean. Georges corraface, marlon brando, rachel ward, robert davi, tom selleck, benicio del toro official content from. Viewed vhs htf rare former library movie 8 christopher columbus prev.
Explorer christopher columbus georges corraface is determined to sail west from europe to india. Random movie picker random movie generator random film picker 2012 2016 tell us what you want to see in random movie picker at. The discovery 1992 original soundtrack cd cliff eidelman. Genoese navigator overcomes intrigue in the court of king ferdinand and queen isabella of spain and gains financing for his expedition to the east indies.
This, the second of 1992 s 500th anniversary christopher columbus films the first being warner bros. Conquest of paradise, two films released in 1992 to coincide with the 500th anniversary of the famed. Made in the style of the 1940s adventures with tyrone power, this film is fun and exciting and i definitely recommend it. Chris joseph columbus born september 10, 1958 is an american film director, producer, and screenwriter. This film seeks to show the journey in which christopher columbus allegedly discovered america. The discovery has the italian explorer played by a french actor, george corraface.
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