Christopher Columbus 39 years old

After his proposal to sail west to the East Indies is rejected by Portugal, Columbus overcomes court intrigue in Spain to gain support for his expedition.

Credits

Oliver Reed

Martin Pinzon

Gabriel Byrne

Christopher Columbus

Max von Sydow

Re Giovanni del Portogallo

Faye Dunaway

Regina Isabella di Spagna

Eli Wallach

Padre Fernando De Talavera

Virna Lisi

Dona Moniz Perestrello

Cast

Name	Character
Oliver Reed He was 47 , 61 years old when he died	as Martin Pinzon
Gabriel Byrne He was 34 , now 74 years old	as Christopher Columbus
Max von Sydow He was 55 , 90 years old when he died	as Re Giovanni del Portogallo
Faye Dunaway She was 44 , now 83 years old	as Regina Isabella di Spagna
Eli Wallach He was 69 , 98 years old when he died	as Padre Fernando De Talavera
Virna Lisi She was 48 , 78 years old when she died	as Dona Moniz Perestrello
Rossano Brazzi He was 68 , 78 years old when he died	as Diego Ortiz De Vilhegas
Raf Vallone He was 69 , 86 years old when he died	as Jose Vizinho
Murray Melvin He was 52 , now 92 years old	as Padre Linares
Scott Coffey He was 17 , now 57 years old	as Vallejo
Nicol Williamson He was 48 , 75 years old when he died	as Re Ferdinando
Erik Schumann He was 61 , 82 years old when he died	as Benguela
Michel Auclair He was 62 , 65 years old when he died	as Luis De Santangel
Patrick Bauchau He was 46 , now 86 years old	as Don Rodrigo
Elpidia Carrillo She was 23 , now 63 years old	as Coana
Fabiola Toledo	as Donna Maria De Toledo
Massimo Girotti He was 66 , 84 years old when he died	as Duca Medina Coeli
Claudio Aliotti	as Diego da adulto
Iris Peynado She was 26 , now 66 years old	as Selina
Heinz Weiss He was 63 , 89 years old when he died	as Noscomb
Haruhiko Yamanouchi He was 38 , now 78 years old	as Guacanabo
William Berger He was 56 , 65 years old when he died	as Francisco De Bobadilla
Stefano Madia He was 30 , 49 years old when he died	as Federico
Keith Buckley He was 5 , now 45 years old	as De Torres
Anne Canovas She was 27 , now 67 years old	as Beatriz Enriquez
Larry Lamb He was 37 , now 77 years old	as Don Castillo
Jack Watson He was 69 , 84 years old when he died	as Padre Marcena

Crew

Name	Job title
Adriano Bolzoni Writing He was 65 , 83 years old when he died	Screenplay
Adriano Bolzoni Writing He was 65 , 83 years old when he died	Writer
Alberto Lattuada Directing He was 70 , 90 years old when he died	Director
Alberto Lattuada Writing He was 70 , 90 years old when he died	Writer

Christopher Columbus (39 years)

Ended

First Air Date: 1985-03-07
Runtime: [90] minutes
Number of Episodes: 4