Christopher Columbus (1949 film)
Christopher Columbus is a 1949 British biographical film starring Fredric March as Christopher Columbus and Florence Eldridge as Queen Isabella. It is loosely based on the 1941 novel Columbus by Rafael Sabatini with much of the screenplay rewritten by Sydney and Muriel Box.
| Christopher Columbus | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | David MacDonald |
| Written by | Muriel Box Sydney Box Cyril Roberts |
| Based on | Columbus 1941 novel by Rafael Sabatini |
| Produced by | Sydney Box A. Frank Bundy |
| Starring | Fredric March Florence Eldridge Francis L. Sullivan Kathleen Ryan |
| Narrated by | Valentine Dyall |
| Cinematography | Stephen Dade |
| Edited by | Vladimir Sagovsky |
| Music by | Arthur Bliss |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | General Film Distributors |
Release date | 12 October 1949 |
Running time | 104 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £500,000 |
| Box office | £121,000 (by 1953) |
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