Christopher Columbus

CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS: THE DISCOVERY (PG)

D: John Glen

Rank/Peel (Alexander Salkind & Ilya Silkind)

USA/UK/Spain 🇺🇸 🇬🇧 🇪🇸 1992

121 mins

Historical

W: John Briley, Cary Bates & Mario Puzo

DP: Alec Mills & Arthur Wooster

Ed: Matthew Glen

Mus: Cliff Eidelman

PD: Gil Parrando

Marlon Brando (Tomas de Torquemada), Tom Selleck (King Ferdinand), George Corraface (Christopher Columbus), Rachel Ward (Queen Isabella I); Robert Davi (Martin Pinzon); Catherine Zeta-Jones (Beatriz Enriquez de Arana)

Boring, overlong, profligate dross released specifically to coincide with the 500 year anniversary of Columbus' voyage. 1492: Conquest Of Paradise was also released around the same time, and was deemed a much better movie on the same subject.

Unfortunately, this production feels less of a tribute to the intrepid explorer and more like an insult.

The performances range from atrociously miscast to just plain awful.

Amongst the worst films of 1992 and big enough a flop to ensure that Alexander and Ilya Salkind took a permanent break from film production.

2/10

Catherine Zeta-Jones & George Corraface in Christopher Columbus: The Discovery