Dawn of America (1951)
Kingdom of Castile, the late fifteenth century. The film chronicles the events that Cristóbal Colón lived (Antonio Vilar) from their stay in the Convent of La Rabida, his meeting with the Catholic Monarchs and, above all, the great odyssey that led to cross the Atlantic and reach the shores of America (1492), thus beginning a new era in the history of mankind.
- Released
- 1951-12-20
- Genres
- History, Drama
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Juan de Orduña, Juan de Orduña
- TMDB rating
- 5.8/10 from 4 votes
Cast
- António Vilar as Cristóbal Colón
- Amparo Rivelles as Reina Isabel la Católica
- María Martín as Beatriz
- José Suárez as Rey Fernando el Católico
- Virgílio Teixeira as 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