Release and Reception
1492: Conquest of Paradise opened in theatres on October 9, 1992. It was rated PG-13 in the United States due to violence and brutality.
Overall, the film had mixed reviews and poor box office results. The movie review site Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a 41% "rotten" rating based on 17 reviews. However, movie critic Roger Ebert said in his review that the film was satisfactory, stating "Depardieu lends it gravity, the supporting performances are convincing, the locations are realistic, and we are inspired to reflect that it did indeed take a certain nerve to sail off into nowhere just because an orange was round."
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