---
title: '1492 – Conquest of Paradise (1992)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Ridley Scott'
released: '1992-02-19'
runtime_minutes: 149
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Adventure'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'France'
  - 'Spain'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/1492-conquest-of-paradise-1992'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103594/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# 1492 – Conquest of Paradise (1992)

1992 · 149 min · Drama, Adventure, History · United Kingdom, France, Spain

Original title: 1492: Conquest of Paradise

## Synopsis

1492: Conquest of Paradise is a 1992 epic historical drama film directed by Ridley Scott and written by Roselyne Bosch. It stars Gérard Depardieu, Armand Assante, and Sigourney Weaver, and portrays the travels to the New World by the Italian explorer Christopher Columbus and the effect this had on Indigenous peoples.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Ridley Scott](https://cinepixo.com/people/ridley-scott)
- **Producer:** [Ridley Scott](https://cinepixo.com/people/ridley-scott), [Roselyne Bosch](https://cinepixo.com/people/roselyne-bosch)
- **Screenplay:** [Roselyne Bosch](https://cinepixo.com/people/roselyne-bosch)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Vangelis](https://cinepixo.com/people/vangelis)
- **Director of Photography:** [Adrian Biddle](https://cinepixo.com/people/adrian-biddle)
- **Editor:** [Françoise Bonnot](https://cinepixo.com/people/francoise-bonnot), [Armen Minasian](https://cinepixo.com/people/armen-minasian), [William M. Anderson](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-m-anderson)

## Cast

- [Sigourney Weaver](https://cinepixo.com/people/sigourney-weaver) as Isabella I of Castile
- [Fernando Guillén Cuervo](https://cinepixo.com/people/fernando-guillen-cuervo) as Diego Colombos
- [Gérard Depardieu](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerard-depardieu) as Christopher Columbus
- [Mark Margolis](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-margolis) as Francisco de Bobadilla
- [Billy L. Sullivan](https://cinepixo.com/people/billy-l-sullivan)
- [Kevin Dunn](https://cinepixo.com/people/kevin-dunn) as Captain Méndez
- [Jack Taylor](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-taylor) as de Vicuña
- [Arnold Vosloo](https://cinepixo.com/people/arnold-vosloo) as Hernando de Guevara
- [John Heffernan](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-heffernan) as Brother Buyl
- [Michael Wincott](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-wincott) as Adrián de Moxica
- [Fernando Rey](https://cinepixo.com/people/fernando-rey) as Antonio de Marchena
- [Ángela Molina](https://cinepixo.com/people/angela-molina) as Beatriz Enríquez de Arana
- [Achero Mañas](https://cinepixo.com/people/achero-manas) as Rodrigo de Triana
- [Steven Waddington](https://cinepixo.com/people/steven-waddington) as Bartholomew Columbus
- [Albert Vidal](https://cinepixo.com/people/albert-vidal) as Hernando de Talavera

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/1492-conquest-of-paradise-1992
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