"Christopher Columbus overcomes intrigue at the Spanish court and convinces Queen Isabella that his plan to reach the East by sailing west is practical."
Fredric March
as Christopher Columbus
Florence Eldridge
as Queen Isabella
Francis L. Sullivan
as Francisco de Bobadilla
Kathleen Ryan
as Beatriz Enriquez de Arana
Derek Bond
as Diego de Arana
Nora Swinburne
as Joanna de Torres
Abraham Sofaer
as Luis de Santangel
Linden Travers
as Beatriz de Peraza
James Robertson Justice
as Martin Alonso Pinzon
Dennis Vance
as Francisco Pinzon
Richard Aherne
as Vicente Yañez Pinzon
Felix Aylmer
as Father Perez
Francis Lister
as King Ferdinand
Edward Rigby
as Pedro
Niall MacGinnis
as Juan de la Cosa
Ralph Truman
as Captain
Ronald Adam
as Talavera
Guy Le Feuvre
as Admiral
Lyn Evans
as Lope
David Cole
as Diego Columbus - Columbus' Son
Hugh Pryse
as Almoner
Stuart Lindsell
as Prior
David MacDonald
Director
Elizabeth Haffenden
Costume Design
Maurice Carter
Production Design
Vladimir Sagovsky
Editor
Muir Mathieson
Music Director
Stephen Dade
Director of Photography
Arthur Alcott
Production Controller
W.T. Partleton
Makeup Artist
Arthur Bliss
Original Music Composer
Albert Whitlock
Special Effects
Cyril J. Knowles
Visual Effects
Alex Bryce
Location Manager
Alfred Davis
Don Weeks
Assistant Director
Alfred Roome
Associate Producer
David Harcourt
Camera Operator
Les Hammond
Sound Recordist
George Provis
Supervising Art Director
Philippo Guidobaldi
A. Frank Bundy
Producer
B. C. Sewell
Sound Director
Anthony Nelson Keys
Production Manager
Bill Salter
Sydney Box
Writer
Muriel Box
Cyril Roberts
Rafael Sabatini
Novel
Betty E. Box
Executive Producer