Christopher Columbus: The Discovery

Christopher Columbus The Discovery is a 1992 historical film directed by John Glen. It was the last project developed by the father and son production team of Alexander and Ilya Salkind best known for the Superman films starring Christopher Reeve in the title role, and follows the events after the fall of Emirate of Granada south of actual Spain which led up to and including the voyage of Columbus to the New World in 1492.

The titular Genoese navigator overcomes intrigue in the court of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain and gains financing for his expedition to the West Indies, which eventually leads to the discovery of the Americas.Timothy Dalton and Isabella Rossellini, originally chosen to star in the picture, backed out when director George Pan Cosmatos was replaced by John Glen shortly before shooting began. Dalton later filed a suit against the producers for breach of contract and fraud. Glen had previously directed Dalton in both of his appearances as James Bond The Living Daylights and Licence to Kill. ........

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