1492: Conquest of Paradise

Genre: Adventure

Worldwide gross$7.2M

Big budget account of Christopher Columbus' discovery of the Americas. Released in 1992 to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the discovery. Shows the disastrous effects the Europeans had on the original inhabitants, and Columbus' struggle to civilize the New World.

🏆 2 nominations total

Genres

Adventure, Biography, Drama

Director

Ridley Scott

Cast

Gérard Depardieu, Armand Assante, Sigourney Weaver

Released

9 October 1992

Runtime

2h 34m

Certificate

PG-13

IMDb rating

6.4 / 10

Votes

34,826

Metascore

47

Rotten Tomatoes

30%

Box office

$7,191,399

Edition

Base