Movies and TvShows featuring "discovery-of-america" theme.

1492: Conquest of Paradise is a historical adventure film that tells the story of Christopher Columbus and his journey to discover the new world. The film explores Columbus' struggles, encounters with native tribes, and the political dynamics of the era.

This TV mini-series follows the life of Christopher Columbus, from his early years in Genoa, Italy, to his famous voyages of discovery in the 15th century. It explores his encounters with European royalty, court intrigue, and his navigation skills that led to the discovery of the New World. The series also touches on themes of religious conversion, exploration, and the clash between European settlers and native populations.

In 16th-century Spain, a group of explorers embarks on a perilous journey deep into the Amazon rainforest in search of the fabled city of El Dorado. Their quest leads them through treacherous jungles, dangerous rivers, and encounters with indigenous tribes. Along the way, they face the challenges of conquering the unknown and the lure of gold that drives their ambition.

Narrates faithfully the first 30 years of America's discovery and conquer, from Colon's departure from Spain in 1492 until Juan Sebastián Elcano completed the first travel around the world in 1522.

Spain: The First Globalization is a documentary that delves into the historic journey of Juan Sebastian Elcano, the first person to sail around the world. It examines the impact of Spain's expeditions and explores themes of travel, exchange, exploration, and the global economy. The film also touches upon historical events such as the Spanish Inquisition, slavery, mixed-race marriages, and the cultural preservation of the Spanish empire.

In 1898, a Minnesota farmer clearing trees from his field uprooted a large stone covered with mysterious runes that tell a story of land acquisition and murder. The stone allegedly dates back to 1362. Initially thought to be a hoax, new evidence suggests the find could be real, and a clue that the Knights Templar discovered America 100 years before Columbus, perhaps bringing with them history's greatest treasure... the Holy Grail. Follow the clues as experts use erosion studies on the rune stone and match symbols in Templar ruins all over Europe to support this theory. Stones with similar markings have been found on islands across the Atlantic Ocean, and in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Is it possible the Knights Templar, long thought to have been massacred, escaped on an incredible journey and were leaving clues to the whereabouts of the stone?

In this movie, the history of frivolity is examined through a satirical lens. The story touches upon various topics such as social satire, ancient history, strip-tease, medieval times, witch hunts, censorship, Christopher Columbus, the Garden of Eden, self-censorship, bullfighting, eroticism, freedom of speech, Versailles, the discovery of America, and enlightenment.

Three part series detailing the dangerous prehistoric creatures humans met as they explored the world for the first time.

One of the most important and exciting historical research of all time, the study of the DNA of the navigator Christopher Columbus, finally answers two fundamental questions: where do his bones rest? What is his true origin?

The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians is a 1970 American animated television special produced by Rankin/Bass Productions. After the Christmas special Frosty the Snowman (1969), it was Rankin/Bass' second hand-drawn animated work to be outsourced to Osamu Tezuka's Mushi Production in Tokyo, Japan. The show aired on ABC on April 7, 1970 before the airing of that year's Oscars. It was a tribute to early vaudeville, and featured animated reworkings of various famous comedians' acts.

The history of Europeans in North America, from the arrival of Columbus in 1492 to the business success of German immigrants such as Heinz, Strauss or Friedrich Trumpf, Donald Trump's grandfather. During the 19th century, thirty million people — Germans, Irish, Scots, Russians, Hungarians, Italians and many others — left the old continent, fleeing poverty, racism or political repression, hoping to make a fortune and realize the American dream.

Woody Woodpecker tells Knothead and Splinter the story of how woodpeckers have influenced world history.

In 1492, Bugs Bunny sails the ocean blue, as mascot for Christopher Columbus.

PSA about the history of Syphilis and the medical treatments used to combat it that's meant to raise the public awareness of the dangers of this insidious modern plague and the necessity of blood screenings and treatments.

Oswald the Lucky Rabbit is the title character who does what the original man tried to do-prove the world was round and discovering a new land.

This documentary examines the controversial theory that a Chinese Ming Dynasty fleet, led by Zheng He, sailed past the Cape of Good Hope and crossed the Atlantic to discover the Americas, decades before Christopher Columbus.