Directed by:
Gerald ThomasScreenplay:
Dave FreemanCinematography:
Alan HumeComposer:
John Du PrezCast:
Jim Dale, Bernard Cribbins, Maureen Lipman, Peter Richardson, Alexei Sayle, Rik Mayall, Larry Miller, Nigel Planer, Leslie Phillips, June Whitfield (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
The Sultan of Turkey sends two spies to spy on Chris Columbus, a mapmaker with dreams of finding a new sea route to the gold-rich Indies. Financed by the king and queen of Spain, Columbus sets sail with a motley crew and a map in Hebrew translated by a dumb mariner. Losing their way, they end up the Americas, where the natives are streetwise Indians with Brooklyn accents. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Jim Dale
UK
Best movies:
The Iron Maiden (1962)
Nurse on Wheels (1963)
Carry On Cleo (1964)
![Bernard Cribbins](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/674/158674186_5afa96.jpg)
Bernard Cribbins
UK
Best movies:
The Water Babies (1978)
The World of Suzie Wong (1960)
Frenzy (1972)
![Maureen Lipman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/328/328273_f8a8a0.jpg)
Maureen Lipman
UK
Best movies:
The Pianist (2002)
Jonathan Creek (1997) (series)
Solomon and Gaenor (1999)
Peter Richardson
UK
Best movies:
Eat the Rich (1987)
Carry On Columbus (1992)
The Pope Must Die (1991)
![Alexei Sayle](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/558/161558741_a67fd6.jpg)
Alexei Sayle
UK
Best movies:
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
Agatha Christie's Marple (2004) (series)
Whoops Apocalypse (1986)
![Rik Mayall](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/523/161523270_17601e.jpg)
Rik Mayall
UK
Best movies:
Jonathan Creek (1997) (series)
Murder Rooms: The White Knight Stratagem (2001) (TV movie)
Agatha Christie's Marple (2004) (series)
![Larry Miller](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269225_8515aa.jpg)
Larry Miller
USA
Best movies:
Pretty Woman (1990)
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)
God Bless America (2011)
![Nigel Planer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/099/162099440_f2023a.jpg)
Nigel Planer
UK
Best movies:
Jonathan Creek (1997) (series)
Brazil (1985)
Hogfather (2006) (TV movie)
![Leslie Phillips](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/072/312/72312358_d92105.jpg)
Leslie Phillips
UK
Best movies:
The Longest Day (1962)
Out of Africa (1985)
Big Time Operators (1957)
![June Whitfield](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/979/160979385_f7d80f.jpg)
June Whitfield
UK
Best movies:
Jonathan Creek (1997) (series)
Midsomer Murders (1997) (series)
Carry On Columbus (1992)
Julian Clary
UK
Best movies:
Carry On Columbus (1992)
Sara Crowe
UK
Best movies:
Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)
Midsomer Murders (1997) (series)
Scarlett (1994) (series)
![Holly Aird](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/673/158673942_58740e.jpg)
Holly Aird
UK
Best movies:
The Promise (2011) (series)
Fever Pitch (1997)
The Theory of Flight (1998)
![Keith Allen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267667_b40d24.jpg)
Keith Allen
UK
Best movies:
The Best of Blur (2000) (video compilation)
Trainspotting (1996)
The Others (2001)
![Jon Pertwee](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274742_fc6ce6.jpg)
Jon Pertwee
UK
Best movies:
Doctor Who: The Five Doctors (1983) (TV movie)
The Water Babies (1978)
The House That Dripped Blood (1971)
![James Faulkner](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/198/163198232_a21301.jpg)
James Faulkner
UK
Best movies:
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
Deceptions (1985) (TV movie)
Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)
![Burt Kwouk](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269190_b93e84.jpg)
Burt Kwouk
UK
Best movies:
Low Winter Sun (2006) (TV movie)
Goldfinger (1964)
The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
![Martin Clunes](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/942/161942012_24c62b.jpg)
Martin Clunes
UK
Best movies:
Swing Kids (1993)
Gormenghast (2000) (series)
Shakespeare in Love (1998)
![Allan Corduner](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/954/160954770_a2a3b1.jpg)
Allan Corduner
Sweden
Best movies:
Gladiator (2000)
Yentl (1983)
The Way We Live Now (2001) (series)
![Richard Wilson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/343/163343024_d87cdd.png)
Richard Wilson
UK
Best movies:
The Last Place on Earth (1985) (series)
Prick Up Your Ears (1987)
Foreign Body (1986)