Dawn of America (1951) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

1951 · 112 mins · Spanish

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Directed by

Juan de Orduña

Starring

María Martín, José Jaspe, Antonio Casas, Vicente Soler, Luis Torrecilla, Luis Fernández

Set in late‑15th‑century Castile, the film follows Cristóbal Colón (Antonio Vilar) from his refuge at the Convent of La Rabida, through his audience with the Catholic Monarchs, to the daring voyage that carries him across the Atlantic to the shores of America in 1492, ushering a new era in human history.