1492, conquest of paradise / Paramount Pictures presents ; a Percy Main/Legende/Cyrk production ; a Ridley Scott film ; written by Roselyne Bosch ; produced by Ridley Scott and Alain Goldman ; directed by Ridley Scott.

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Dramatizes the first two voyages of Christopher Columbus to the Americas and the effects of European contact on the indigenous people.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:1492--conquest of paradise (Motion picture)
Swank Motion Pictures.
Main Author: Vangelis (Composer)
Corporate Authors: Percy Main (Firm) (Production company)
Légende Entreprises (Production company)
Cyrk (Firm) (Production company)
Paramount Pictures Corporation (Presenter)
Other Authors: Scott, Ridley (Film director, Film producer)
Goldman, Alain (Film producer)
Bosch, Roselyne (Screenwriter)
Depardieu, Gérard, 1948- (Actor)
Assante, Armand, 1949- (Actor)
Dean, Loren, 1969- (Actor)
Molina, Ángela (Actor)
Rey, Fernando, 1917-1994 (Actor)
Wincott, Michael, 1958- (Actor)
Karyo, Tchéky, 1953- (Actor)
Dunn, Kevin, 1956- (Actor)
Margolis, Mark (Actor)
Botto, Juan Diego (Actor)
Mañas, Achero (Actor)
Weaver, Sigourney, 1949- (Actor)
Language:English
Published: [Los Angeles, Calif.] : Paramount Pictures, [1992]
Series:Swank Motion Pictures.
Subjects:
Columbus, Christopher > Drama.
Explorers > Spain > Drama.
Explorers > America > Drama.
America > Discovery and exploration > Spanish > Drama.
Indigenous peoples of the West Indies > First contact with Europeans > Drama.
Historical films.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Genre:
Drama.
Historical films.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Online Access:
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Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (154 min.)) : sound, color.
Variant Title:
Conquest of paradise
Format: Electronic Video
Description
Summary:
Dramatizes the first two voyages of Christopher Columbus to the Americas and the effects of European contact on the indigenous people.
Note:Originally released as a motion picture in 1992.
Call Number:PN1995.9.H5 A15 1992 Online
Audience:
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for historical violence and brutality.
Credits:Director of photography, Adrian Biddle ; film editors, William Anderson, Françoise Bonnot ; music, Vangelis.
Cast:
Gerard Depardieu, Armand Assante, Loren Dean, Angela Molina, Fernando Rey, Michael Wincott, Tcheky Karyo, Kevin Dunn, Mark Margolis, Juan Diego Botto, Achero Mañas, Sigourney Weaver.
Source of Description:
Online resource; title from title screen (Swank, viewed January 13, 2021)