Christopher Columbus (1949)
Christopher Columbus overcomes intrigue at the Spanish court and convinces Queen Isabella that his plan to reach the East by sailing west is practical.
Director: David MacDonald
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Fredric March as Christopher Columbus |
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Florence Eldridge as Queen Isabella |
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Francis L. Sullivan as Francisco de Bobadilla |
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Kathleen Ryan as Beatriz Enriquez de Arana |
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Derek Bond as Diego de Arana |
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Nora Swinburne as Joanna de Torres |
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Abraham Sofaer as Luis de Santangel |
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Linden Travers as Beatriz de Peraza |
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James Robertson Justice as Martin Alonso Pinzon |
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Dennis Vance as Francisco Pinzon |
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Richard Aherne as Vicente Yañez Pinzon |
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Felix Aylmer as Father Perez |
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Francis Lister as King Ferdinand |
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Edward Rigby as Pedro |
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Niall MacGinnis as Juan de la Cosa |
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Ralph Truman as Captain |
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Ronald Adam as Talavera |
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Guy Le Feuvre as Admiral |
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Lyn Evans as Lope |
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David Cole as Diego Columbus - Columbus' Son |
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Hugh Pryse as Almoner |
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Stuart Lindsell as Prior |
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Valentine Dyall as Narrator (voice) |
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Thelma Grigg as Lady in waiting (uncredited) |
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Anthony Steel as Messenger (uncredited) |
| Directing | David MacDonald | Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Elizabeth Haffenden | Costume Design |
| Art | Maurice Carter | Production Design |
| Editing | Vladimir Sagovsky | Editor |
| Sound | Muir Mathieson | Music Director |
| Camera | Stephen Dade | Director of Photography |
| Crew | Arthur Alcott | Production Controller |
| Costume & Make-Up | W.T. Partleton | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Arthur Bliss | Original Music Composer |
| Crew | Albert Whitlock | Special Effects |
| Visual Effects | Cyril J. Knowles | Visual Effects |
| Production | Alex Bryce | Location Manager |
| Crew | Alfred Davis | Special Effects |
| Directing | Don Weeks | Assistant Director |
| Production | Alfred Roome | Associate Producer |
| Camera | David Harcourt | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Les Hammond | Sound Recordist |
| Art | George Provis | Supervising Art Director |
| Crew | Philippo Guidobaldi | Special Effects |
| Production | A. Frank Bundy | Producer |
| Sound | B. C. Sewell | Sound Director |
| Production | Anthony Nelson Keys | Production Manager |
| Sound | Bill Salter | Sound Recordist |
| Writing | Sydney Box | Writer |
| Writing | Muriel Box | Writer |
| Writing | Cyril Roberts | Writer |
| Writing | Cyril Roberts | Writer |
| Writing | Rafael Sabatini | Novel |
| Production | Betty E. Box | Producer |
| Production | Sydney Box | Executive Producer |
