Christopher Columbus
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.
Plot
Christopher Columbus, an explorer from Genoa, Italy, arrives in Spain with his son seeking funds for a trip to India. He obtains an introduction at court from Father Perez, the former confessor for Queens Isabella.
Cast
- Abraham Sofaer
- Anthony Steel
- Dennis Vance
- Derek Bond
- Edward Rigby
- Felix Aylmer
- Florence Eldridge
- Francis L. Sullivan
- Francis Lister
- Fredric March
- Hugh Pryse
- James Robertson Justice
- Kathleen Ryan
- Linden Travers
- Lyn Evans
- Niall MacGinnis
- Nora Swinburne
- Ralph Truman
- Richard Aherne
- Ronald Adam
- Stuart Lindsell
More details
| author | Muriel Box Rafael Sabatini Sydney Box |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Spain |
| director | David MacDonald |
| editor | Vladimir Sagovsky |
| genre | adventure drama historical |
| keywords | christopher columbus new world the new world |
| musicBy | Arthur Bliss |
| producer | A. Frank Bundy Sydney Box |
| productionCompany | Gainsborough Pictures |
| publisher | General Film Distributors |
| theme | biographical biographical drama |