Christopher Columbus

Cast & Crew

Cast & Crew

Directed by

David MacDonald

Writing Credits

Rafael Sabatini
(novel)
Muriel Box
(writer)
Sydney Box
(writer)
Cyril Roberts
(writer)

Cast

Fredric March
Christopher Columbus
Florence Eldridge
Queen Isabella
Francis L. Sullivan
Francisco de Bobadilla
Kathleen Ryan
Beatriz Enriquez de Arana
Derek Bond
Diego de Arana
Nora Swinburne
Joanna de Torres
Abraham Sofaer
Luis de Santangel
Linden Travers
Beatriz de Peraza
James Robertson Justice
Martin Alonso Pinzon
Dennis Vance
Francisco Pinzon
Richard Aherne
Vicente Yañez Pinzon
Felix Aylmer
Father Perez
Francis Lister
King Ferdinand
Edward Rigby
Pedro
Niall MacGinnis
Juan de la Cosa
Ralph Truman
Captain
Ronald Adam
Talavera
Guy Le Feuvre
Admiral
Lyn Evans
Lope
David Cole
Diego Columbus - Columbus' Son
Hugh Pryse
Almoner
Stuart Lindsell
Prior
Valentine Dyall
Narrator
Ray Cooney
Bit part
William Monroe Cypert
Antonio Camino
Thelma Grigg
Lady in waiting
Dido Plumb
Bearded Sailor
Anthony Steel
Messenger

Produced by

Betty E. Box
producer
Sydney Box
executive producer
A. Frank Bundy
producer
Alfred Roome
associate producer

Music by

Arthur Bliss

Cinematography by

Stephen Dade

Editing by

Vladimir Sagovsky

Production Design by

Maurice Carter

Art Direction by

George Provis
supervising art director

Costume Design by

Joan Ellacott
Elizabeth Haffenden

Makeup Department

W.T. Partleton
makeup artist

Production Management

Anthony Nelson Keys
production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Don Weeks
assistant director

Art Department

Peter Mullins
scenic artist (uncredited)

Sound Department

Les Hammond
sound recordist (as Leslie Hammond)
Bill Salter
sound recordist (as W. Salter)
B.C. Sewell
sound director
Claude Hitchcock
boom operator (uncredited)

Special Effects by

Alfred Davis
special effects
Albert Whitlock
special effects (as A. Whitlock)
Philippo Guidobaldi
special effects (uncredited)

Stunts

Dido Plumb
stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

David Harcourt
camera operator
Reg Johnson
camera operator: credited

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Doris Lee
assistant costume designer

Editorial Department

Joan Bridge
associate color director
Natalie Kalmus
color director: Technicolor

Location Management

Alex Bryce
location manager
Cyril J. Knowles
location and special effects photography

Music Department

Muir Mathieson
conductor
Doreen Carwithen
composer: additional music, Spanish Court dances (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Paddy Girdlestone
continuity (uncredited)

Additional Crew

Arthur Alcott
production controller
Cyril Hartman
historical advisor (as Cyril Hughes Hartmann)
All Filters