Christopher Columbus () is a 1923 German silent historical film directed by Márton Garas and starring Albert Bassermann, Elsa Bassermann and Tamara Duvan. It depicts the Discovery of America by the Italian explorer Christopher Columbus in 1492. Cast In alphabetical order Albert Bassermann - Columbus Elsa Bassermann - Columbus's wife Tamara Duvan - Queen Isabella Arpad Odry Imre Pethes - King Ferdinand II. Ludwig Rethey - Guardian of La Rábida Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur - Duke of Medina-Celli Ferenc Szécsi - Diego Carola Toelle - Maria, Tochter des Herzogs Bibliography Bergfelder, Tim & Bock, Hans-Michael. ''The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopedia of German. Berghahn Books, 2009. External links 1923 films 1920s historical films 1920s biographical films German historical films German biographical films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by Márton Garas Films set in the 1490s Films set in Spain Films set in pre-Columbian America German black-and-white films Age of Discovery films Fiction set in 1492 Cultural depictions of Christopher Columbus Silent adventure films 1920s German films