European Expansion and Colonization in the Movies

*Christopher Columbus 1985 (TV) Dir. Alberto Lattuada, With Gabriel Byrne, Faye Dunaway, Oliver Reedthere are many other Columbus movies to chose from.
*Christopher Columbus: The Discovery 1992 Dir. John Glen, With Marlon Brando, Tom Selleck, Rachel Ward
1492: Conquest of Paradise 1992 149 mins.Dir. Ridley Scott. With Gerard Depardieu.
*Royal Hunt of the Sun 1969Dir. Irving Lerner.The conquest of Peru by Francisco Pizzaro.
*Aguirre: The Wrath of God 1972Dir. Werner Herzog, With Klaus Kinski and Ruy Guirra. The story of Gonzalo Pizarro and his fellow fortune hunters in Peru.
*The Mission 1986 Dir. Roland Jaffe. With Robert de Niro, Jeremy Irons.The Jesuit plantations in Paraguay.
*Black Robe 1991, 101 mins.Dir. Bruce Beresford.Jesuit missions in Quebec.
*Yo, la peor de todas 1990 [in Spanish] [I, the Worst of All]Dir. María Luisa Bemberg. With Assumpta SernaThe life of Sister Juana Ines de la Cruz.
*Seven Cities of Gold, 1955, Robert D. Webb, 103 minsThe story of the 18th century expedition of Father Juniper Serra and the founding of the California Missions - especially the first at San Diego.