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.
Georges Corraface
as Christopher Columbus
Marlon Brando
as Tomas de Torquemada
Tom Selleck
as King Ferdinand
Rachel Ward
as Queen Isabella
Robert Davi
as Martin Pinzon
Catherine Zeta-Jones
as Beatriz
Oliver Cotton
as Harana
Benicio del Toro
as Alvaro Harana
Mathieu Carrière
as King John
Manuel de Blas
as Vicente Pinzon
Glyn Grain
as De La Cosa
Peter Guinness
as Fra Perez
