1492: Conquest of Paradise

The story tells of Christopher Columbus' (Gérard Depardieu) discovery of the New World and its effect on the indigenous people, starting with his solicitation of Queen Isabella (Sigourney Weaver) to gain the necessary funding.

Despite its average box office intake, the film's score by renowned composer Vangelis became a successful album worldwide. Its main theme, Conquest of Paradise, was used by former Portuguese Prime-Minister António Guterres at his 1995 election.

Main cast

• Gérard Depardieu as Christopher Columbus
• Armand Assante as Gabriel Sánchez
• Sigourney Weaver as Queen Isabella I
• Loren Dean as Older Fernando Columbus
• Ángela Molina as Beatriz Enríquez de Arana
• Fernando Rey as Antonio de Marchena
• Michael Wincott as Adrián de Moxica
• Tchéky Karyo as Martín Alonso Pinzón
• Kevin Dunn as Captain Méndez
• Frank Langella as Luis de Santángel
• Mark Margolis as Francisco de Bobadilla
• Kario Salem as de Arojaz
• Billy L. Sullivan as Young Fernando Columbus (at age 10)
• John Heffernan as Brother Buyl
• Arnold Vosloo as de Guevara
• Steven Waddington as Bartolomeo Columbus
• Fernando Guillén Cuervo as Giacomo Columbus
• José Luis Ferrer as Alonso de Bolaños
• Bercelio Moya as Utapán
• Juan Diego Botto as Diego Columbus
• Achero Mañas as Ships Boy
• Fernando García Rimada as King Ferdinand V
• Albert Vidal as Hernando de Talavera
• Isabel Prinz (as Clara Isabel Prinz) as Dueña
• Jack Taylor as de Vicuña
• Ángela Rosal as Pinzón's Wife
• Silvia Montero as Pinzón's Daughter (uncredited)

See also

• 1492: Conquest of Paradise, original score by Vangelis
• Christopher Columbus: The Discovery, another film about Columbus released in 1992.

External links

• Video clip, featuring Vangelis performing the main theme
• Movie stills