1492: Conquest of Paradise
| 1492: Conquest of Paradise | |
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| Directed by | Ridley Scott |
| Written by | Roselyne Bosch |
| Produced by | Alain Goldman Ridley Scott |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Adrian Biddle |
| Edited by | William M. Anderson Françoise Bonnot Les Healey Armen Minasian Deborah Zeitman |
| Music by | Vangelis |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Gaumont Distribution (France) Lauren Films (Spain) Guild Film Distribution (United Kingdom) |
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Running time | 156 minutes |
| Countries | France Spain United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $47 million |
| Box office | $7.191 million (US) $59 million (worldwide) |
1492: Conquest of Paradise is a 1992 epic historical drama film directed and produced by Ridley Scott, produced by Alain Goldman, written by Roselyne Bosch and starring Gérard Depardieu, Armand Assante, and Sigourney Weaver. It portrays a version of the travels to the New World by the Italian explorer Christopher Columbus and the effect this had on Indigenous peoples.
The film was released to celebrate the 500th anniversary of Columbus' voyage. The premiere debuted less than two months after Christopher Columbus: The Discovery by John Glen, often leading to confusion between the two films. The film received mixed to negative reviews, with particular criticism aimed at the film's historical inaccuracies.