Watch Christopher Columbus: The Discovery (1992) Free Online

Release Date: 1992

Cast: Oliver Cotton, Glyn Grain, Robert Davi, Tom Selleck, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Nigel Terry, Rachel Ward, Mathieu Carrière, Georges Corraface, Simon Dormandy, Manuel de Blas, Marlon Brando ...MORE

Cast: Oliver Cotton, Glyn Grain, Robert Davi, Tom Selleck, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Nigel Terry, Rachel Ward, Mathieu Carrière, Georges Corraface, Simon Dormandy, Manuel de Blas, Marlon Brando, Christopher Chaplin, Branscombe Richmond, Benicio del Toro ...LESS

Categories: Movies, Biography, Adventure, History, Historical fiction, Action/Adventure, Historical Epic, Adventure Drama

Christopher Columbus: The Discovery, a 1992 film directed by James Bond alumnus John Glen, was the last project developed by the father and son production team of Alexander and Ilya Salkind. It follows the events leading up to and including the voyage of Columbus to the New World in 1492. Its behind-the-scenes history involved an elaborate series of financial mishaps, which later brought about an emotional falling-out between both Alexander and Ilya; indeed, as a frustrated Alexander would later lament, in an interview with the Los Angeles Times, "I know, after this, that I'll never make... MORE

Christopher Columbus: The Discovery, a 1992 film directed by James Bond alumnus John Glen, was the last project developed by the father and son production team of Alexander and Ilya Salkind. It follows the events leading up to and including the voyage of Columbus to the New World in 1492. Its behind-the-scenes history involved an elaborate series of financial mishaps, which later brought about an emotional falling-out between both Alexander and Ilya; indeed, as a frustrated Alexander would later lament, in an interview with the Los Angeles Times, "I know, after this, that I'll never make movies again." Timothy Dalton and Isabella Rossellini, originally chosen to star in the picture, backed out when director George Pan Cosmatos was replaced by John Glen shortly before shooting began. Dalton later filed a suit against the producers for breach of contract and fraud. The film was released for the 500th anniversary of Columbus's voyage. 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. The film received mostly negative reviews. The movie was not a success, debuting at No.4. It won LESS