Christopher Columbus (1949)

Directors

David MacDonald

Cast

Fredric March, Florence Eldridge, Francis L. Sullivan, Francis Lister, Kathleen Ryan, James Robertson Justice, Abraham Sofaer, Ronald Adam, Nora Swinburne, Derek Bond, Dennis Vance, Felix Aylmer, Richard Aherne, Edward Rigby, Niall MacGinnis, David Cole, William Monroe Cypert, Stuart Lindsell, Hugh Pryse, Lyn Evans, Guy Le Feuvre, Ralph Truman

The story

Christopher Columbus, an explorer from Genoa, Italy, arrives in Spain with his son seeking funds for a trip to India. He obtains an introduction at court from Father Perez, the former confessor for Queen Isabella. Columbus is opposed by Francisco de Bobadilla, who uses Beatriz to distract Columbus; however, eventually the Queen agrees to finance Columbus's ships, the Niña, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria, on their journey.

Genres

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