Christopher Columbus (miniseries)

Christopher Columbus

Directed by	Alberto Lattuada
Written by	Adriano Bolzoni Alberto Lattuada Tullio Pinelli Laurence Heath
Starring	Gabriel Byrne
Music by	Riz Ortolani
Cinematography	Gianlorenzo Battaglia Franco Di Giacomo
Edited by	Russell Lloyd
Release dates	7 March 1985 (Italy) 19 May 1985 (US)
Running time	360 minutes
Country	Italy United States France West Germany
Language	English

Christopher Columbus was a television mini-series broadcast in Italy and the United States in 1985. In six hours, the series told the story of the life of Christopher Columbus, with Gabriel Byrne starring as the explorer.

Cast

Gabriel Byrne as Christopher Columbus
Rossano Brazzi as Diogo Ortiz de Villegas
Virna Lisi as Dona Moniz Perestrello
Oliver Reed as Martin Pinzon
Raf Vallone as Joseph Vecinho
Max von Sydow as John II of Portugal
Eli Wallach as Hernando de Talavera
Nicol Williamson as Ferdinand II of Aragon
Faye Dunaway as Isabella I of Castile
Michel Auclair as Luis de Santángel

William Berger as Francisco de Bobadilla
Keith Buckley as De Torres
Mark Buffery as Bartholomew Columbus
Anne Canovas as Beatriz Enriquez
Elpidia Carrillo as Coana
Massimo Girotti as Duke of Medinaceli
Larry Lamb as Don Castillo
Stefano Madia as Federico
Audrey Matson as Dona Felipa Perestrello
Murray Melvin as Padre Linares

Jack Watson as Padre Marchena
Patrick Bauchau as Don Rodrigo
Salvatore Borgese as Juan
Scott Coffey as Vallejo
Cyrus Elias as Alaminos
Francesco Lattuada as De Triana
Iris Peynado as Selina
Erik Schumann as Benguela
Gregory Snegoff as Francisco Pinzon
Hal Yamanouchi as Guacanabo

References

External links

Christopher Columbus at the Internet Movie Database

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