1492: Conquest of Paradise
1992 film directed by Ridley Scott / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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1492: Conquest of Paradise is a 1992 epic historical drama film directed and produced by Ridley Scott, 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.
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Directed by | Ridley Scott[1] |
Written by | Roselyne Bosch |
Produced by | Alain Goldman Ridley Scott |
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Cinematography | Adrian Biddle |
Edited by | William M. Anderson Françoise Bonnot Les Healey Armen Minasian Deborah Zeitman |
Music by | Vangelis |
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Distributed by | Gaumont (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 | $59 million[2] |
The film was released to celebrate the 500th anniversary of Columbus' voyage.[3] 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.