Dawn of America
| Dawn of America | |
|---|---|
CIFESA | |
| Distributed by | CIFESA |
Release date | 20 December 1951 |
Running time | 112 minutes |
| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Dawn of America (
discovery of the Americas by Christopher Columbus
in the late fifteenth century.
Production
The film was made by the largest Spanish studio
Spanish monarchy and the Catholic Church.[1]
It was also designed as part of the celebrations for the 500th anniversary of the
melodramatic enough for audience tastes.[2] The film originally lost out on the prestigious National Interest prize to Furrows but José María García Escudero, who had made the decision, was removed and the prize was awarded to Dawn of America.[3]
Plot
The film narrates the adventures of Christopher Columbus (António Vilar) from his stay in the Convent of La Rábida to his meeting with the Catholic Monarchs and his feat in crossing the Atlantic and reaching the shores of America, ushering in a new era in the history of mankind.
Cast
- António Vilar as Cristóbal Colón
- María Martín as Beatriz
- José Suárez as Rey Fernando el Católico
- Virgílio Teixeiraas Pedro de Arana
- Manuel Luna as Isaac
- Eduardo Fajardo as Gastón
- Jesús Tordesillas as Fray Juan Pérez
- Ana María Custodio as Madre de Beatriz
- José Marco Davó as Martín Alonso Pinzón
- Ernesto Vilches as Cabrero
- Alberto Romea as Cardenal Mendoza
- Nicolás D. Perchicot as Fray Antonio de Marchena
- Fernando Sancho as Pedro Salcedo
- Francisco Pierrá as Miembro de la junta
- Arturo Marín as Pedro Vázquez de la Frontera
- Antonio Casas as Juan de la Cosa
- Faustino Bretaño as Mensajero que se arrodilla
- José Jaspe as Marinero
- Vicente Soler as Conde de Quintanilla
- Carlos Díaz de Mendoza as Miembro de la junta
- Alfonso Candel
- Joaquín Pujol
- Miguel Pastor as Pregonero
- Félix Dafauce as Villamarín
- Francisco Hernández
- José Sepúlveda as Cristóbal Sarniento
- Francisco Arenzana as Francisco Arias
- Ramón Elías
- Rafael Arcos as Mensajero del Rey
- Francisco Bernal as Posadero
- Luis Torrecilla
- Jacinto San Emeterio as Gonzalo de Córdoba
- Domingo Rivas as Duque de Medina
- Gary Land
- Antonio Almorós as Vicente Yáñez Pinzón
- Benito Cobeña
- Manrique Gil
- Pablo Álvarez Rubio
- Teófilo Palou as Secretario de la Corona
- Rafael Calvo Revilla as Secretario de la Corona
- Manuel Aguilera as Secretario de la Corona
- César Guzman
- Luis Rivera
- Carmen Capdepont
- José María Labernié
- Francisco Maroto
- Luis Fernandez
- José Riesgo as Miembro del consejo
- María Luisa D. de Velasco
- Rafael Cortés
- Reina Isabel la Católica
References
Bibliography
- Bentley, Bernard P. E. (2008). A Companion to Spanish Cinema. Boydell & Brewer Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85566-176-9.
External links
- Dawn of America at IMDb
