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1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992)
Centuries before the exploration of space, there was another voyage into the unknown.
Christopher Columbus’ discovery of the Americas and the effect this has on the indigenous people.
1492: Conquest of Paradise is a 1992 English-language French-Spanish epic historical drama film directed and produced by Ridley Scott and starring Gérard Depardieu, Armand Assante, and Sigourney Weaver. It portrays a fictionalized 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 by Paramount Pictures to celebrate the 500th anniversary of Columbus’ voyage. The premiere debuted at almost exactly the same time as Christopher Columbus: The Discovery, often leading to confusion between the two films.
