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Christopher Columbus (1949) Christopher Columbus overcomes intrigue at the Spanish court and convinces Queen Isabella that

Christopher Columbus (1949)

Christopher Columbus overcomes intrigue at the Spanish court and convinces Queen Isabella that his plan to reach the East by sailing west is practical.

Cast:
Christopher Columbus: Fredric March
Queen Isabella: Florence Eldridge
Francisco de Bobadilla: Francis L. Sullivan
Beatriz Enriquez de Arana: Kathleen Ryan
Diego de Arana: Derek Bond
Joanna de Torres: Nora Swinburne
Luis de Santangel: Abraham Sofaer
Beatriz de Peraza: Linden Travers
Martin Alonso Pinzon: James Robertson Justice
Francisco Pinzon: Dennis Vance
Vicente Yañez Pinzon: Richard Aherne
Father Perez: Felix Aylmer
King Ferdinand: Francis Lister
Pedro: Edward Rigby
Juan de la Cosa: Niall MacGinnis
Captain: Ralph Truman
Talavera: Ronald Adam
Admiral: Guy Le Feuvre
Lope: Lyn Evans
Diego Columbus - Columbus' Son: David Cole
Almoner: Hugh Pryse
Prior: Stuart Lindsell
Narrator: Valentine Dyall
Bit part: Ray Cooney
Antonio Camino: William Monroe Cypert
Lady in waiting: Thelma Grigg
Bearded Sailor: Dido Plumb
Messenger: Anthony Steel

Written by: Rafael Sabatini, Muriel Box, Sydney Box

Director: David MacDonald

Production: Sydney Box Productions, Gainsborough Pictures, J. Arthur Rank Organisation

Release date: 12 Oct 1949
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