Christopher Columbus

– The epic mini-series tells the story of the legendary Italian-born explorer Diego de Geona Taino, la..

Type:
TVSeries
Rating:
7.90 / 10
Duration:
6 Hours
Release Year:
1985
Christopher Columbus (1985)

The epic mini-series tells the story of the legendary Italian-born explorer Diego de Geona Taino, later known as Christopher Columbus, from his birth in c.1450 Genoa, Italy, to his young adult years as an expert sailor and navigator who, with money funded from the monarchy of Spain, sailed to the unknown West to find Asia in 1492, and instead found a 'New World' of the modern day West Indies to South America, and then follows his later years in his 50's as a tired, ailing man whose dreams of exploration and discovery to which he passed onto his son, and other followers, just before his death in 1506.

Christopher Columbus (1985) - Trailer

Release Date:

19 May 1985

Language:

English

Main Actors:

Gabriel Byrne, Rossano Brazzi, Virna Lisi, Oliver Reed

Plot:

The epic mini-series tells the story of the legendary Italian-born explorer Diego de Geona Taino, later known as Christopher Columbus, from his birth in c.1450 Genoa, Italy, to his young adult years as an expert sailor and navigator who, with money funded from the monarchy of Spain, sailed to the unknown West to find Asia in 1492, and instead found a 'New World' of the modern day West Indies to South America, and then follows his later years in his 50's as a tired, ailing man whose dreams of exploration and discovery to which he passed onto his son, and other followers, just before his death in 1506.

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 win.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
8.0/10