Columbus and the Age of Discovery
Brief Synopsis
A series of programs focusing on the intellectual currents of the 15th century, the contacts between the old and new worlds, and the impact of Columbus's voyages, which are recreated using full-scale replicas of his ships.
Cast & Crew
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Stephen Segaller
Director ("Columbus'S World") ("An Idea Takes Shape")
Will Lyman
Narration
Mauricio Obregon
David Berenson
Segment Editor ("The Sword And The Cross") ("The Columbian Exchange")
Graham Chedd
Producer ("The Sword And The Cross") ("The Columbian Exchange") ("In Search Of Columbus")
Graham Chedd
Writer ("The Sword And The Cross") ("The Columbia Exchange") ("In Search Of Columbus")
Film Details
Genre
Documentary
Historical
Release Date
1991
Production Company
BBC (Main Listing); Nippon Hoso Kyokai (NHK); Norddeutscher Rundfunk (Ndr); Rai Cinema; Televisi=n Espa±ola (TVE)
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
Synopsis
A series of programs focusing on the intellectual currents of the 15th century, the contacts between the old and new worlds, and the impact of Columbus's voyages, which are recreated using full-scale replicas of his ships.
Directors
Stephen Segaller
Director ("Columbus'S World") ("An Idea Takes Shape")
Zvi Dor-ner
Director ("The Crossing") ("Worlds Found And Lost")
Graham Chedd
Director ("The Sword And The Cross") ("The Columbian Exchange") ("In Search Of Columbus")
Crew
David Berenson
Segment Editor ("The Sword And The Cross") ("The Columbian Exchange")
Graham Chedd
Producer ("The Sword And The Cross") ("The Columbian Exchange") ("In Search Of Columbus")
Graham Chedd
Writer ("The Sword And The Cross") ("The Columbia Exchange") ("In Search Of Columbus")
Jonathan Crane
Executive Producer
Zvi Dor-ner
Writer ("The Crossing") ("Worlds Found And Lost")
Zvi Dor-ner
Executive Producer
Zvi Dor-ner
Producer ("The Crossing") ("Worlds Found And Lost")
Rachel Field
Associate Producer ("The Sword And The Cross") ("In Search Of Columbus")
Rachel Field
Segment Editor ("The Sword And The Cross")
Ellen Frey
Publicist (Wgbh)
Thomas Friedman
Writer ("Columbus'S World") ("An Idea Takes Shape")
Thomas Friedman
Producer ("Columbus'S World") ("An Idea Takes Shape")
Juan Gil
Advisor
Sarah Holt
Segment Editor ("Columbus'S World") ("An Idea Takes Shape") ("Worlds Found And Lost")
Elizabeth Kittay
Associate Producer ("An Idea Takes Shape") ("The Columbian Exchange") ("In Search Of Columbus")
Franklin Knight
Advisor
Pilar Maisterra
Associate Producer
Rebecca Marvil
Associate Producer ("The Crossing")
Dan Mccabe
Segment Editor ("The Crossing") ("Worlds Found And Lost")
William Mcneill
Advisor
Sheldon Mirowitz
Music
Paul Mitchell
Associate Producer ("Columbus'S World") ("An Idea Takes Shape")
Daphne B Noyes
Publicist (Wgbh)
Mauricio Obregon
Advisor
Christie Taylor
Associate Producer ("World Found And Lost")
Consuelo Varela
Advisor
Film Details
Genre
Documentary
Historical
Release Date
1991
Production Company
BBC (Main Listing); Nippon Hoso Kyokai (NHK); Norddeutscher Rundfunk (Ndr); Rai Cinema; Televisi=n Espa±ola (TVE)
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
