---
title: 'Christopher Columbus (1949)'
type: 'film'
director: 'David MacDonald'
released: '1949-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 94
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/christopher-columbus-1949'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041247/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Christopher Columbus (1949)

1949 · 94 min · Drama, History · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

Christopher Columbus is a 1949 British biographical film starring Fredric March as Christopher Columbus and Florence Eldridge as Queen Isabella. It is loosely based on the 1941 novel Columbus by Rafael Sabatini, with much of the screenplay rewritten by Sydney and Muriel Box.

## Credits

- **Director:** [David MacDonald](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-macdonald)
- **Screenplay:** [Rafael Sabatini](https://cinepixo.com/people/rafael-sabatini), [Muriel Box](https://cinepixo.com/people/muriel-box), [Sydney Box](https://cinepixo.com/people/sydney-box)
- **Producer:** [Sydney Box](https://cinepixo.com/people/sydney-box)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Arthur Bliss](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-bliss)
- **Director of Photography:** [Stephen Dade](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-dade)

## Cast

- [Lyn Evans](https://cinepixo.com/people/lyn-evans) as Lope
- [Francis Lister](https://cinepixo.com/people/francis-lister) as Ferdinand II of Aragon
- [Ronald Adam](https://cinepixo.com/people/ronald-adam) as Talavera
- [Anthony Steel](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-steel)
- [Hugh Pryse](https://cinepixo.com/people/hugh-pryse) as Almoner
- [Felix Aylmer](https://cinepixo.com/people/felix-aylmer) as Father Perez
- [Linden Travers](https://cinepixo.com/people/linden-travers) as Beatriz de Peraza
- [Niall MacGinnis](https://cinepixo.com/people/niall-macginnis) as Juan de la Costa
- [Derek Bond](https://cinepixo.com/people/derek-bond) as Diego de Arana
- [Ralph Truman](https://cinepixo.com/people/ralph-truman) as Captain
- [James Robertson Justice](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-robertson-justice) as Martín Alonso Pinzón
- [Stuart Lindsell](https://cinepixo.com/people/stuart-lindsell) as Prior
- [Kathleen Ryan](https://cinepixo.com/people/kathleen-ryan) as Beatriz Enríquez de Arana
- [Fredric March](https://cinepixo.com/people/fredric-march) as Christopher Columbus
- [Francis L. Sullivan](https://cinepixo.com/people/francis-l-sullivan) as Francisco de Bobadilla

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/christopher-columbus-1949
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