History Trivia / FourteenNinetyTwoConquestOfParadise

* DuellingMovies: With ''Christopher Columbus: The Discovery'', which came out the same year and is, obviously, about [[UsefulNotes/ChristopherColumbus the same guy]] and his first voyage to UsefulNotes/TheAmericas. Both films bombed quite hard and in the same proportions at the box office, but [[OverlyNarrowSuperlative this one earned slightly more and got better (but not good) reviews]]. Also, thanks to Vangelis soundtrack, it's at least remembered as a thing that existed.

* CompletelyDifferentTitle: Known in France as ''1492 : Christophe Colomb'' (''1492: Christopher Columbus'').

* CreatorKiller: Downplayed. It didn't completely kill Creator/RidleyScott's career, but he didn't direct another movie for four years.

* BreakawayPopHit: The soundtrack by Creator/{{Vangelis}} completely outshined and outlived the film, to the point where people are confused it ''was'' a soundtrack to some movie and not a stand-alone concept album.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Averted. For a long time, outside of the standard VHS print, the film didn't receive a physical release in the United States until it finally made its DVD and Blu-ray debut from Kino Lorber in June 2017.

* DuellingMovies: With ''Christopher Columbus: The Discovery'', which came out the same year. Both films bombed quite hard and in the same proportions at the box office, but [[OverlyNarrowSuperlative this one earned slightly more and got better (but not good) reviews]]. Also, thanks to Vangelis soundtrack, it's at least remembered as a thing that existed.

* DuellingMovies: With ''Christopher Columbus The Discovery'', which came out the same year. Both films bombed quite hard and in the same proportions at the box office, but [[OverlyNarrowSuperlative this one earned slightly more and got better (but not good) reviews]]. Also, thanks to Vangelis soundtrack, it's at least remembered as a thing that existed.

** The extremely-French Creator/GerardDepardieu as the Italian (specifically Genoese) Christopher Columbus.
** Out of the entire main cast, Beatriz and de Marchena are the only Spanish characters played by actual Spaniards. The rest are mostly Americans, along with a [[Creator/MichaelWincott Canadian]] and an [[Creator/ArnoldVosloo Afrikaner]]. Ironically, Columbus' brother Giacomo is played by Fernando Guillén Cuervo...[[IronyAsSheIsCast who is Spanish.]]

* MeaningfulReleaseDate: One of several movies about Christopher Columbus released in 1992 to commemorate the 500th anniversary of his voyage, all of which bombed.

** Creator/GerardDepardieu suggested Creator/SylviaKristel for the role of Queen Isabel in the hopes securing her a comeback.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Averted. For a long time, the film didn't receive a physical release in the United States, until it finally made its DVD and Blu-ray debut from Kino Lorber in June 2017.

* FakeNationality: The extremely-French Creator/GerardDepardieu as the Italian (specifically Genoese) Christopher Columbus.
** Out of the entire main cast, Beatriz and de Marchena are the only Spanish characters played by actual Spaniards. The rest are mostly Americans), along with a [[Creator/MichaelWincott Canadian]] and an [[Creator/ArnoldVosloo Afrikaner]]. Ironically, Columbus' brother Giacomo is played by Fernando Guillén Cuervo...[[IronyAsSheIsCast who is Spanish.]]

** Out of the entire main cast, Beatriz and de Marchena are the only Spanish characters played by actual Spaniards. The rest are mostly Americans), along with a [[Creator/MichaelWincott Canadian]] and an [[Creator/ArnoldVosloo Afrikaner]].
*** Ironically, Columbus' brother Giacomo is played by Fernando Guillén Cuervo...[[IronyAsSheIsCast who is Spanish.]]

** Out of the entire main cast, Beatriz and de Marchena are the only Spanish characters played by actual Spaniards. The rest are mostly Americans), along with a Canadian (Creator/MichaelWincott) and an Afrikaner (Creator/ArnoldVosloo).

** Out of the entire main cast, Beatriz and de Marchena are the only Spanish characters played by actual Spaniards. The rest are mostly Americans (Creator/SigourneyWeaver, Creator/ArmandAssante, Creator/LorenDean, Creator/FrankLangella, Kevin Dunn, Mark Margolis), along with a Canadian (Creator/MichaelWincott) and an Afrikaner (Creator/ArnoldVosloo).

* FakeNationality: Creator/GerardDepardieu as Columbus, to give one example.

* CreatorKiller: Creator/RidleyScott didn't direct another movie for four years.

* DuellingMovies: With ''Christopher Columbus The Discovery'', which came out the same year. Both films bombed quite hard and in the same proportions at the box office, but [[OverlyNarrowSuperlative this one earned slightly more and got slightly better reviews]]. Also, thanks to Vangelis soundtrack, it's at least remembered as a thing that existed.

* DuellingMovies: With ''Christopher Columbus The Discovery'', which came out the same year. Both films bombed quite hard and in the same proportions at the box office.

* BoxOfficeBomb: Budget, $47 million. Box office, $7 million.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: It has not received a physical release in the United States, and while it was available in HD on Netflix for a while it has since been excluded.

* DuellingMovies: With ''Film/ChristopherColumbusTheDiscovery''
* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: It has not received a physical release in the United States, and while it was available in HD on Netflix for a while it has since been excluded.

* HeyItsThatGuy: Captain Méndez is [[Film/{{Transformers}} Sam Witwicky's Dad]]!

* HeyItsThatGuy: Captain Méndez is [[Film/{{Transformers}} Sam Witwicky's Dad]]!