Christopher Columbus in fiction

Here below is a chronology of fictional and semi-fictional stories (including films, episodes in TV series, as well as literary works) that feature the famous explorer Christopher Columbus.

19th century

• 1828 - A History of the Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus, a biographical fiction written by Washington Irving.
• 1892 - Cristoforo Colombo, an Italian opera by Alberto Franchetti

1920s

• 1923 - Christopher Columbus, a 1923 German silent historical film directed by Márton Garas and starring Albert Bassermann and Elsa Bassermann

1940s

• 1941 - Columbus, a romantic adventure novel by the British writer Rafael Sabatini
• 1949 - Christopher Columbus, a British film starring Fredric March as Christopher Columbus and Florence Eldridge as Queen Isabella I of Castile

1950s

• 1951 - Dawn of America, a Spanish historical adventure film directed by Juan de Orduña and starring Antonio Vilar, María Martín and José Suárez

1980s

• 1985 - Christopher Columbus, a biographical television miniseries directed by Alberto Lattuada and starring Gabriel Byrne
• 1987 - The Memoirs of Christopher Columbus, a fictional autobiography written by Stephen Marlowe, winner the French Prix Gutenberg du Livre award in 1988^[1]

1990s

• 1992, February - The Magic Voyage, a German animated fantasy film
• 1992, August - Christopher Columbus: The Discovery, a film starring Marlon Brando and Catherine Zeta-Jones
• 1992, October - 1492: Conquest of Paradise, a film directed by Ridley Scott, and starring Gérard Depardieu and Sigourney Weaver
• 1992, October - The Voyage, an opera by the American composer Philip Glass
• 1992, October - Carry On Columbus, a comedy film starring Jim Dale, Peter Gilmore, Bernard Cribbins, Leslie Phillips, Jon Pertwee and June Whitfield
• 1992 - The Man Who Rowed Christopher Columbus Ashore, a short story by Harlan Ellison, and winner of the 1994 Nebula Award
• 1992 - Christopher Columbus, a Japanese animated series by Nippon Animation
• 1993, February - 1492, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures comic book issue where the turtles travel across the Caribbean Sea when a strange storm causes them to travel 500 years backwords in time, where they witness Christopher Columbus and his men arriving to America and a fight between the indigenous peoples and Christopher Columbus and his men breaks out.^[2]
• 1996 - Pastwatch: The Redemption of Christopher Columbus, a science fiction novel by Orson Scott Card

2000s

• 2006 - Apocalypto, an epic adventure film directed and produced by Mel Gibson

2010s

• 2013 - Trouble in Paradise, an audiobook produced by Big Finish Productions for the series Doctor Who: Destiny of the Doctor, featuring the sixth incarnation of Doctor Who

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