Christopher Columbus, The Enigma

“Life is the journey, life is the enigma...”

5.6

2007

1h 15m

DramaHistory

A true story of a doctor and his wife who went on a journey in order to prove that discoverer Christopher Columbus was in fact Portuguese. Inspired by the book "Cristóvão Colon Era Português".

Key Crew

Director

Manoel de Oliveira

Producers

François d'Artemare

Writers

Sílvia da Silva

Manoel de Oliveira

Manuel da Silva

Cinematography

Sabine Lancelin

Cast (14)

Ricardo Trêpa

Manuel Luciano (1946-60)

Leonor Baldaque

Sílvia (1957-60)

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