Review of Christopher Columbus: The Discovery (1992) by Peter M — 28 Aug 2007

What a bloated load of crap. And Tom Selleck as the king of Spain? Who came up with that idea? (D).

This review of Christopher Columbus: The Discovery (1992) was written by Peter M on 28 Aug 2007.

Christopher Columbus: The Discovery has generally received negative reviews.

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