1492: Conquest of Paradise

1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992)

Timing: 2:34 (154 min)

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Release date

1992-10-09

Country

France, Spain, United Kingdom, United States

Production

Paramount, Scott Free Productions, Gaumont, Légende Films, France 3 Cinéma, ABC Pictures, Due West, Cyrkfilms, Ministère de la culture, Spanish Ministry of Culture

Genre

Action, Adventure, Drama, History

Budget

$47 000 000

Revenue

$7 191 399

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Director

Ridley Scott

Actors

Gérard Depardieu, Armand Assante, Sigourney Weaver, Loren Dean, Ángela Molina, Fernando Rey, Michael Wincott, Kevin Dunn, Tchéky Karyo, Frank Langella
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Scenario

Producer

Ridley Scott, Alain Goldman, Roselyne Bosch, Marc Boyman, Garth Thomas, Pere Fages, Iain Smith, Mimi Polk Gitlin

Operator

Adrian Biddle

Composer

Vangelis

Artist

Peter Russell, Tony Rimmington, Luciano Arroyo

Audition

Louis DiGiaimo, Priscilla John, Dan Parada

Editing

Françoise Bonnot, William M. Anderson, Armen Minasian
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• Exterior scenes were shot in Seville and Granada, Spain, as well as in Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic.
• The film's producers had to sue the Zalkinds for the right to use the name Christopher Columbus in the title.
• Ridley Scott was not the first choice for director; Francis Ford Coppola, Roland Joffé, Oliver Stone, and David Putnam were considered before him. Scott, who had long dreamed of working on a historical film, was considered as a potential director for another cinematic project commemorating the 500th anniversary of the discovery of America, the film «Christopher Columbus: The Story of Discoveries by Alexander Zalkind and Ilya.»
• The role of Queen Isabella I of Castile was initially given to Anjelica Huston, but was then given to Sigourney Weaver, who had previously worked with Scott on «Alien.»
• Ridley Scott was not the first choice for director; Francis Ford Coppola, Roland Joffé, Oliver Stone, and David Putnam were all considered beforehand. Scott, who had long dreamed of working on a historical film, was considered as a potential director for another cinematic project timed to coincide with the 500th anniversary of the discovery of America, the film “Christopher Columbus: A History of Discovery” by Alexander Zalkind and Ilya.
• The role of Queen Isabella of Castile was initially given to Anjelica Huston, but was then given to Sigourney Weaver, who had previously worked with Scott on “Alien”.