Christopher Columbus: The Discovery poster

Movie · 1992

Christopher Columbus: The Discovery

Released 20 August 1992 More from 1992 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗

Genoan navigator Christopher Columbus has a dream to find an alternative route to sail to the Indies, by traveling west instead of east, across the unchartered Ocean sea. After failing to find backing from the Portugese, he goes to the Spanish court to ask Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand for help. After surviving a grilling from the Head of the Spanish Inquisition Tomas de Torquemada, he eventually gets the blessing from Queen Isabella and sets sail in three ships to travel into the unknown. Along the way he must deal with sabotage from Portugese spies and mutiny from a rebellious crew.

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How old were they?

Oldest first
Oliver Cotton
as Harana
48
Nigel Terry
as Roldan
47
Mathieu Carrière
as King John
42
Georges Corraface
as Christopher Columbus
39
Rachel Ward
as Queen Isabella
34
Benicio del Toro
as Alvaro Harana
25
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The numbers

Computed from the cast above
23years between the oldest and youngest billed
48Oliver Cotton — oldest on the call sheet
25Benicio del Toro — youngest billed
39average age of the credited cast
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