Production Company: CBS Television
Producer: Silvio Clementelli
Director: Alberto Lattuada
Cast (click to expand)
Gabriel Byrne - Cristoforo Colombo
Rossano Brazzi - Diego Ortiz De Vilhegas
Virna Lisi - Dona Moniz Perestrello
Oliver Reed - Martin Pinzon
Raf Vallone - Jose Vizinho
Max von Sydow - King John of Portugal
Eli Wallach - Father Hernando De Talavera
Nicol Williamson - King Ferdinand
Faye Dunaway - Queen Isabella of Spain
Michel Auclair - Luis De Santangel
William Berger - Francisco De Bobadilla
Keith Buckley - De Torres
Mark Buffery - Bartholomo Colombo
Anne Canovas - Beatriz Enriquez
Elpidia Carrillo - Coana
Massimo Girotti - Duke Medina Celi
Larry Lamb - Don Castillo
Stefano Madia - Federico
Audrey Matson - Dona Felipa Perestrello
Murray Melvin - Father Linares
Jack Watson - Father Marchena
Hal Yamanouchi - Guacanabo
Claudio Aliotti - Diego as an Adult
Patrick Bauchau - Don Rodrigo
Kasimir Berger - Diego as a Child
Sal Borgese - Juan (as Salvatore Borgese)
Charles Borromel - Xarmiento
Tony Camilleri - Riquelme (as Toni Camilleri)
Scott Coffey - Vallejo
Cyrus Elias - Alaminos
Francesco Lattuada - De Triana
Patrick Longhi - Ferdinand
Alexander Lopez - Diego Taino
Antonio Marsina - Vicente Pinzon
David Mills - Dr. Chanca
Lino Mintoff - De Gamma
Brizio Montinaro - Ocampo
Joseph Murphy - Escobedo
Luca Orlandini - Diego as a Teenager
Iris Peynado - Selina (as Iris De Peynado)
Jean-François Poron - Alonso De Mardan
Erik Schumann - Benguela
Gregory Snegoff - Francisco Pinzon
John Suda - Ruiz
Sergio Testori - Arias
Fabiola Toledo - Dona Maria De Toledo (as Fabriola Toledo)
Josefina Vetencourt - Clara De Moya
Heinz Weiss - Noscomb